Redwood Materials

Recycles lithium-ion batteries into materials

Manufacturing Equipment Engineer

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMcCarran, NV, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Mechatronic Engineering, or equivalent experience.
At least 2 years of engineering experience in a high-volume environment.
At least 2 years of experience developing and improving human-machine interfaces and programming programmable logic controllers, including motion control and safety devices.
Experience with two-dimensional and three-dimensional modeling software.
Experience teaching and troubleshooting vision systems.
Experience commissioning and improving equipment, including demonstrated Overall Equipment Effectiveness improvement and preventative and predictive maintenance activities.
Experience coding, debugging, and troubleshooting End of Line Test machines.
Understanding of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, safety, ergonomics, Change Point Management, and Spare Parts Management.
Ability to use structured problem-solving techniques such as DMAIC, Ishikawa, Five Why, or Eight Disciplines.
Experience with statistical data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, two-dimensional computer-aided design, and linear programming software.
Ability to troubleshoot ladder logic, identify controls issues, and program ladder logic using Beckhoff.
Familiarity with Atlas Copco torque tool systems.
Ability to work in a 24/7 production support environment.

Responsibilities

Own the performance and improvement of multiple assigned production processes and their equipment.
Support 24/7 production by responding to and resolving breakdowns quickly to minimize downtime.
Participate in cross-functional teams and lead improvement projects for production lines.
Diagnose equipment failures, identify root causes, and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness.
Lead equipment upgrades focused on serviceability, reliability, and process capability.
Become an expert on the equipment and provide technician training.
Provide hands-on support to the Maintenance team to troubleshoot and resolve downtime issues.
Create, implement, and improve preventative and predictive maintenance documents and schedules with the Maintenance team.
Troubleshoot ladder logic, identify controls issues, and program ladder logic using Beckhoff.
Troubleshoot and continuously improve Atlas Copco torque tool systems.
Participate in spare-part analysis and inventory development.
Work on cost reduction and improvement initiatives with the Spares Department.
Coordinate with the vendor to return faulty components and communicate equipment needs.

Desired Qualifications

Ignition and Beckhoff programming experience.
Experience with AutoCAD and SolidWorks or CATIA.
Experience with Cognex and Keyence vision systems.

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.

Position Summary:

The Equipment Engineer in the Production Engineering team will be a part of operating, sustaining, and improving the manufacturing equipment at Redwood BMC1. The best candidate for the position will demonstrate previous applicable experience and has a high aptitude to learn new skillsets in the position. The expectation is that Engineers will start with strengths in multiple given fields (PLC programming, 3D CAD, robotics, vision, etc.) and then learn all other areas from those who work with them. This role requires capability across the board to sustain all parts of the automated/semi-automated equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Responsible for the equipment performance and improvement of multiple assigned production processes

Support 24/7 production by responding to and resolving breakdowns quickly to minimize downtime.

Active participant of cross functional teams while taking on improvement projects to assist in improving production lines. Diagnoses equipment failures, finds root cause and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness. Lead equipment upgrades with a focus on serviceability, reliability and process capability

Become expert level on all equipment and responsible for technician training. Provide hands-on support to Maintenance team to troubleshoot and resolve downtime issues.

Takes initiative to create, implement and improve preventative and predictive Maintenance documents and schedules in collaboration with maintenance team.

Ability to troubleshoot ladder logic to appropriately identify controls issues and program ladder logic (Beckhoff). Familiarity with Atlas Copco torque tool systems to troubleshoot and continuously improve.

Participate in spare part analysis and inventory development, cost reduction, improvement working with Spares Department to RMA faulty components and communicate needs to the vendor

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronic, or equivalent experience

2+ years of engineering experience in a high-volume environment

2+ years of experience developing and improving HMI’s and with PLC (Ignition and Beckhoff preferred) programming, motion control, safety devices

Experience with 2D/ 3D modeling software (AUTOCAD and Solidworks/CATIA preferred)

Experience teaching and troubleshooting vision systems (Cognex and Keyence preferred)

Experience commissioning and improving equipment. Have a demonstrated track record of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvement, Preventative and Predictive Maintenance activities

Experience coding/debugging and troubleshooting End of Line Test machines

Good understanding of Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), Safety, Ergonomics, Change Point Management, Spare Parts Management

Strong problem solving skills and an aptitude for learning systems quickly. Able to utilize structured problem solving techniques such as DMAIC, Ishikawa, Five Why (5W) or Eight Disciplines (8D). Able to resolve high level performance issues into addressable actions

Experience with statistical data collection, analysis, and reporting.

Software proficiencies: Microsoft Office, 2D CAD, any linear programming software.

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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