Senior Mechanical Engineer, Electrochemical Cell Design

Redwood Materials is looking for a mechanical engineer with extensive experience in custom machine design and automated equipment to develop advanced solutions for a wide range of applications from industrial bulk solids/materials handling to more intricate manufacturing processes requiring a high degree of precision and control.

Responsibilities will include:

• Design, build, and commission electrochemical cells at the lab, pilot and production scale.
• Improve existing equipment with targeted upgrades, including automation.
• Create concepts/layouts and work with stakeholders to define architecture.
• Develop detailed specifications to define machine and process requirements.
• Create detailed mechanical designs and select hardware/components.
• Good understanding of materials, material compatibility, and design for lifetime.
• Perform engineering calculations and FEA to validate equipment and tool designs.
• Create models, detailed drawings, and bills of materials.
• Develop control narrative and collaborate with controls engineering to execute.
• Conduct machine acceptance testing to validate conformance with specification.
• Develop operating and maintenance manuals and conduct training.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in machine design for diverse applications.
• Experience designing for 24/7 industrial use, with safety and reliability at forefront.
• Experience designing electrochemical cells.
• Structural design (skids, equipment supports, mezzanines).
• Tank design (pressure vessel and/or reactor/containment/agitated).
• Piping design.
• Highly proficient with Solid Modeling 3D CAD, SolidWorks preferred.
• Skilled in creating detailed drawings, with strong knowledge of GD&T.
• Well versed in all types of machine/automation components, sensors, vision systems, electro-mechanical actuators, motion control, pneumatics, hydraulics, etc.
• FEA and CFD experience.
• Working knowledge of machine shop fabrication processes and machine building.
• Measurement system analysis experience.
• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!