Development Engineering Technician
Redwood Materials · Carson City, NV
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Travel
- 10%
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Metals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Redwood Materials (metals) in Carson City, NV. You will have the opportunity to make the world a better place by supporting a wide variety of analytical /metallurgical processes across the Company.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- EHS / safety
- Day to day
- about 10% travel
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How this role compares
Against 15 other live manufacturing postings in Nevada.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- New product launch 38%
- Machining 38%
- Tooling 38%
- Lean 31%
- Automation 31%
- Root cause 31%
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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Redwood Materials
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Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- The posting says about 10% travel. Between which sites?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Redwood Materials in Carson City
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Full description from Redwood MaterialsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
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.
requirements
working hands-on in a production setting.
- ✓Travel required as needed, less than 10%.
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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.
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.
Working Conditions
- •Environment: office, machine shop, wet laboratory, chemical plant, outdoor test sites.
- •Essential physical