Codes and Standards Lead, Energy Storage

Codes and Standards Lead Energy Storage

Redwood Materials is pioneering a sustainable circular economy for lithium-ion batteries by transforming recycled materials into critical inputs for energy storage and next-generation battery technologies. We are seeking a Codes and Standards Lead torepresentRedwood across the codes standards and regulatory ecosystemimpactingenergy storage systems. This roleis responsible forshaping how emerging technologies are regulatedpermitted and deployed while enabling safe scalable innovation in a rapidly evolving industry.

This position is a senior technical thought-leadership role thatoperatesat the intersection of engineering compliance policy and industry advocacy.

Responsibilities will include:

• Codes and Standards Leadership and Influence: Lead Redwoods engagement with codes andstandardsbodies trade associations and industry working groups relevant to energy storage systems. Actively influence the development interpretation and adoption of codes and standards to remove unnecessary barriers to deployment whilemaintaininga high bar for safety.
• Hands-On Standards Development (Near Term): Initially this role will be highly hands-on with active participation in code hearings technical task groups standards committee meetings and working sessions. Success in the early phase of the role will be driven by technical credibility consistent engagement and substantive contributions across multiple forums.
• Strategic Ownership and Evolution (Long Term): Over time this role will evolve toward setting strategy for where and how Redwood engages across the codes and standards landscape. This includesdeterminingwhich forumswarrantleadership where coalition-based engagement isappropriate and how Redwoods positions are coordinated across topics and organizations.
• Trade Association and Industry Engagement:Work closely with trade associations peer companies utilities insurers fire service organizations and other industry partners toestablishbest practices align technical positions and collaboratively develop new guidance codes or standards where none currently exist.
• Thought Leadership and Best Practice Development:Serve as a technical thought leader on energy storage safety and deployment. Contribute to and author technical position papers white papers and best-practice guidance particularly in emerging or ambiguous areas of regulation.
• Cross-Domain Standards Integration: Help orchestrate the evolution of battery safety standards to enable the responsible use of EV traction batteries in energy storage systems. This includes evaluating SAE guidance and FMVSSrequirementsidentifyingtransferable safety intent and drawing clear technical parallels to stationary standards such as UL 1973 and UL 9540 to support defensible regulatory pathways.
• Internal Technical Guidance: Translate evolving codes standards and industry guidance into clear technical direction for internal engineering compliance manufacturing and product teams. Provide authoritative interpretations where requirements are incomplete conflicting or rapidly evolving.
• Regulatory Foresight and Risk Management: Monitor upcoming code cycles regulatory trends and enforcement practices. Anticipate impactstoproduct design manufacturing operations and deployment strategies and proactively develop engagement or mitigation approaches.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in engineering ora relatedtechnical field; advanced degree preferred.
• 8 years of experience in energy storage batteries power systems fire protection engineering or a related technical domain.
• Demonstrated experienceparticipatingin and influencing codes andstandardsdevelopment activities regulatory working groups or trade association initiatives.
• Broad technical understanding of energy storage systems battery technologies fire and life safety considerations and system-level risk.
• Proven ability to influence without authority and build consensus across diverse stakeholders.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills including experience drafting proposals technical guidance or position papers.
• Comfortoperatingin areas where standards are immature orevolvingand technical judgment is.
• Ability torepresentthe company credibly with regulators AHJs certification bodies and senior technical audiences.
• Passion for shaping the future of energy storage safety and deployment.

Preferred Experience:

• Direct participation in codes and standards development activities including technical committees task groups or working groups associated with UL NFPA ICC SAE IEC IEEE or similar organizations.
• Experiencerepresentinga company or industry position in standards meetings public comment processes or regulatory forums.
• Familiarity with energy storage system standards and codes including UL 9540 UL 1973 UL 1974 NFPA 855 the International Fire Code and the National Electrical Code.
• Experience working with trade associations industry coalitions or cross-company working groups toestablishbest practices or consensus guidance.
• Experience evaluating or applying automotive battery safety frameworks (e.g. SAE documents FMVSS requirements) and translating safety intent across domains.
• Comfortoperatingin technically ambiguous or emerging regulatory spaces where formal standards are incomplete or evolving.
• Experience supporting or influencing permitting deployment or regulatory acceptance of novel or first-of-kind technologies.
• Priorworkat the intersection of engineering compliance policy and industry advocacy.

The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

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