Power Systems Engineer, Hardware in LoopActive$145K

Redwood Materials
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The opportunity

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.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and validate power system and inverter control strategies: using RTDS/RSCAD to meet project-specific grid requirements, including grid-forming and grid-following operation, ride-through, droop control, and microgrid performance.

  • Develop and maintain Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (CHIL) test platforms: integrating RTDS with inverter controllers, site controllers, protection relays, metering, and communication interfaces; create test plans, automate test execution, analyze results, and maintain clear technical documentation.

  • Build and validate real-time power system models of BESS, PV, inverters,: transformers, generators, loads, and balance-of-plant equipment for both grid-connected and islanded applications.

  • Perform dynamic and transient studies to evaluate system stability, black: start, load pickup, inverter interactions, fault response, protection performance, and transitions between operating modes.

  • Identify and resolve control, modeling, communication, and: hardware-in-the-loop integration issues using first-principles power system analysis, simulation results, and structured troubleshooting.

  • Support validation and benchmarking of PSCAD, PSS/E, and other offline: simulation models against RTDS/CHIL results and field performance where applicable.

What they're looking for

  • Develop and expand in-house RTDS laboratory capabilities, including model: integration, I/O scaling, communication interfaces, test automation, equipment selection, and standardized validation procedures.
  • MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Controls, or a closely related discipline.
  • Proven experience developing and supporting integrated hardware and software: test environments, including hands-on troubleshooting and debugging.
  • Ability to develop test automation, scripts, or control functions using: Python, C, C++, or a similar programming language.