Software Validation Engineer, Energy Storage
Redwood Materials2 days ago
Base Salary
$153k - $343k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and scale Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop environments for simulating battery assets and grid conditions.
- Develop automated Python and Pytest test suites and transition validation from manual processes to scalable automation.
- Define and execute verification and validation plans for site-controller and embedded power-electronics software under normal and fault conditions.
- Integrate automated SIL/HIL testing into CI/CD pipelines to provide feedback and gate production-ready code.
- Design custom interface hardware and wiring for HIL benches connecting physical controller I/O to simulated power stages.
- Debug validation failures with firmware and systems teams using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and telemetry logs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of professional experience in software validation or test automation for hardware-focused systems.
- Experience with real-time simulation platforms such as Typhoon HIL, Opal-RT, or dSPACE, including modeling power-electronics components.
- Expert proficiency in Python for test automation frameworks such as Pytest.
- Familiarity with Rust and C/C++ for navigating embedded codebases.
- Proficiency with oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, and digital protocols including CAN, SPI, and Ethernet.
- Experience with Git, Jenkins or GitHub Actions, and Docker.
- Ability to identify edge cases in complex state machines and control loops and work in a high-voltage laboratory environment.
Benefits
- Full-time position.
- California pay range of $152,500–$342,500 USD, with compensation commensurate with experience.
- Work includes a high-voltage laboratory environment and hands-on HIL bench activities.
About Redwood Materials
Redwood Materials builds a circular supply chain for lithium-ion batteries by recycling end-of-life cells and manufacturing cathode active materials and copper foil for EV and grid-storage makers. The privately held company, founded in 2017 by JB Straubel and headquartered in Carson City, Nevada, also deploys large-scale energy storage systems. Its model combines collection and processing of batteries with U.S.-based production of critical materials such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper.