Redwood Materials

Recycles lithium-ion batteries into materials

Development Engineering Technician

Process EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeCarson City, NV, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Follow technical instructions and standard operating procedures.
Collect data meticulously and record observations.
Demonstrate basic knowledge of math, chemistry, and/or computer skills appropriate to the assignment.
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Demonstrate safety-consciousness and learn applicable environmental, health, and safety standards and proper chemical handling techniques.
Work independently and safely with minimal supervision.
Work hands-on in a manufacturing or production setting, including standing and operating equipment.
Lift and carry equipment up to 50 pounds; the physical requirements section separately specifies lifting 30 pounds.
Wear proper personal protective equipment when necessary.

Responsibilities

Monitor and optimize processes and equipment at the laboratory, pilot, and production scales.
Build, monitor, control, and optimize chemical and metallurgical processes and unit operations in pilot, production, or laboratory environments.
Assist engineers with starting up and testing new processes and equipment and with performing experiments.
Work hands-on in production environments, including office, machine shop, wet laboratory, chemical plant, and outdoor test sites.
Travel as needed, less than 10%.

Desired Qualifications

Operate, troubleshoot, and maintain relevant processing equipment.
Assemble and fabricate process equipment to support operations.
Prepare and analyze laboratory samples.
Be familiar with OSHA/MSHA rules and regulations, chemical hazards, and industrial safety programs.
Work in challenging conditions, including exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes for extended periods while wearing full personal protective equipment suits and head covers.
Know and properly use safety equipment, including safety glasses, fitted masks, powered air-purifying respirators, Tyvek suits, and safety shoes.
Maintain a safe and clean working environment while adhering to company policies and industry standards.
Use Microsoft Office, including Excel spreadsheets and Word documentation.
Work a shift schedule and remain flexible.
Hold an Associate of Science or Bachelor of Science degree in a related field.

About Redwood Materials

Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist. They just need to come back. Today Redwood is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America — recovering, refining, and redeploying critical minerals from end-of-life batteries back into the supply chain. On the energy side, Redwood has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world, delivering power to AI data centers in months rather than years using proprietary energy architecture engineered entirely in-house. The company is profitable, the market it operates in is projected to grow 20 to 50 times over the next decade, and Redwood is the only company with the supply chain, the technology, and the operational scale to lead it.

Development Engineering Technician

As a Development Engineering Technician at Redwood Materials, you will have the opportunity to make the world a better place by supporting a wide variety of analytical /metallurgical processes across the Company. Under moderate supervision, a Development Engineering Technician will perform a variety of tasks, including building, monitoring, controlling, and optimizing chemical and metallurgical processes and unit operations in pilot, production, or laboratory environments. This role will aid engineers in starting up and testing new processes and equipment and performing experiments.

Responsibilities will Include:

Desire to be hands-on monitoring and optimizing processes and equipment at the lab-, pilot-, and production-scale.
Strong ability to follow technical instructions & standard operating procedures.
Skilled in meticulous data collection and observation recording.
Demonstrated basic knowledge of math, chemistry and/or computer skills appropriate to the assignment.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Proven track record of safety-consciousness and capable of learning applicable EHS standards and proper chemical handling techniques.
Capacity to work independently and safely with minimal supervision.

Desired Qualifications:

A.S. or B.S. degree in a related field.
Ability to operate, troubleshoot, and maintain relevant processing equipment.
Ability and interest in assembling and fabricating process equipment to support operations.
Experience with laboratory sample preparation and analysis.
Familiarity of OSHA/MSHA rules and regulations and chemical hazards and industrial safety programs.
Capability to work in challenging conditions, including exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes for extended periods in full PPE suits and head covers.
Knowledge and proper use of safety equipment, such as safety glasses, fitted masks, PAPR, Tyvek suit, safety shoes, and other personal protective equipment when necessary.
Physical ability to stand, lift, and carry equipment up to 50 lbs.
Commitment to maintaining a safe and clean working environment, adhering to company policies and industry standards.
Proficient using MS Office, including Excel spreadsheets and Word documentation.
Ability to work a shift schedule, with a willingness to be flexible.
A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to work hands on the manufacturing environment, including standing and operating equipment.
Be able to lift 30lbs.
Where proper PPE when necessary.

Working Conditions:

Environment: office, machine shop, wet laboratory, chemical plant, outdoor test sites.
Essential physical requirements: working hands-on in a production setting.
Travel required as needed, less than 10%.

The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

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About the Company

Redwood Materials

Recycles lithium-ion batteries into materials

Redwood Materials builds a circular supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. It collects end-of-life batteries and manufacturing scraps, recovers most of the valuable minerals using its own processes, and then refines and remanufactures those materials into essential battery components like cathode active materials and anode copper foil, which are sold to battery manufacturers. In 2025 it added Redwood Energy to repurpose used EV batteries into grid-scale energy storage systems. The company differentiates itself through vertical integration across the full value chain—collection, recycling, refining, and remanufacturing—plus a focus on domestically sourced materials, high recovery rates, and partnerships with large automakers and battery makers. Its goal is to create a sustainable, domestic, closed-loop supply of battery materials to support electric vehicles and grid storage while reducing waste and dependence on imported minerals.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Late Stage VC
Total funding: $4.8B
Headquarters: Carson City, NV
Founded: 2017

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