Redwood Materials is an American clean energy company headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, focused on securing domestic supplies of critical battery materials and providing large-scale energy storage solutions. The company recycles end-of-life batteries to recover lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper, creating one of the largest domestic sources of these critical minerals in the United States. Its operations support the broader transition away from reliance on foreign supply chains for materials essential to electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Through its Redwood Energy division, the company designs, integrates, and deploys large-scale energy storage systems for data centers and the national grid, utilizing both new and repurposed batteries to deliver cost-effective solutions. Redwood Materials partners with major automotive, technology, and energy companies including Volkswagen Group of America, Panasonic, GM Ultium Cells, Toyota, BMW, Amazon, Volvo, and Southern Company, reflecting its central role in the emerging domestic battery supply chain. Founded by former Tesla Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel, Redwood Materials was established with the mission of building a circular economy for batteries, reducing waste, lowering the carbon footprint of energy storage, and strengthening American energy independence. The company holds ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certifications, underscoring its commitment to occupational health, safety, and environmental management standards.
About Redwood Materials
Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling — keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.
Business Development Analyst, Energy Storage
The Business Development Analyst, Energy Storage will support the growth of Redwood Materials’ utility-scale battery energy storage business, with a focus on behind-the-meter use cases. In this role, you will help develop and manage a pipeline of BESS opportunities, support customer engagements, and contribute to RFP responses and commercial proposal development. You will work closely with Engineering, Commercial, and Finance teams and grow into a key contributor on the Business Development team. This is an ideal role for someone early in their career who is motivated, curious, and genuinely excited about accelerating the deployment of BESS behind-the-meter.
Responsibilities will Include:
- Support the development and management of a pipeline of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) opportunities across hyper-scalers, independent power producers, developers, and industrial offtakers
- Assist with customer engagements from initial outreach through commercial discussions and contract support, with guidance from senior BD team members
- Begin building relationships within the BESS customer ecosystem; you will develop your network as you grow in the role
- Learn and develop enough technical depth to collaborate with colleagues on translating customer requirements into commercial offerings
- Support RFP responses, pricing development, and incentive eligibility analysis including ITC structuring
- Collaborate with Engineering, Commercial, and Finance teams to support project definition and delivery
- Maintain accurate records, track deal progression, and help prepare pipeline reports and commercial documentation
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field
- 1–5 years of experience in energy storage, utility-scale solar, grid-connected energy systems, or a related energy field (including finance, sales, business development, project development, or adjacent roles)
- Demonstrated interest in and growing understanding of energy markets, especially battery energy storage
- Exposure to commercial pricing models, RFP processes, or proposal documentation preferred
- Basic familiarity with Investment Tax Credit (ITC) structuring and energy project economics is a plus
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and commercial teams
- Comfortable in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment; able to adapt to shifting priorities
- Self-motivated and independent; able to manage multiple tasks and competing deadlines
- Ability to travel as needed to support customer engagements and industry events
- Our business is dynamic — you’ll need to be comfortable in a startup environment and able to think independently as a motivated self-starter
The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
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