Senior Technical Program Manager, Chemical Engineering

Number of employees

2000

McCarran, NV

Posted on: 2026-08-15

Category: materials

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

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.

 

Senior Technical Program Manager, Chemical Engineering

Redwood Materials is building a circular supply chain for electric vehicles and clean energy systems, developing and scaling sustainable materials and battery recycling technologies. We're looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager, Chemical Engineering to lead strategically critical programs focused on the development, scale-up, and deployment of next-generation chemical processes. This role bridges scientific innovation and operational execution, ensuring groundbreaking chemical technologies move efficiently from concept to commercialization. Beyond managing day-to-day execution of chemical R&D and scale-up programs, you'll help shape Redwood's strategic technology planning — prioritizing investments, identifying risks, and aligning cross-functional resources to accelerate time to market.

Hours
Full-time

Responsibilities will include:
· Lead technical programs spanning chemical process development, validation, and commercialization
· Partner with R&D, process engineering, and manufacturing teams to define program strategy, scope, and success metrics
· Provide strategic input into technology development plans, pilot plant investments, and capital budgeting decisions, partnering with senior technical and business leadership to evaluate feasibility and impact
· Translate complex chemical and materials science concepts into actionable engineering and program deliverables
· Build and maintain integrated program schedules, risk assessments, and resource forecasts
· Define scale-up strategy, including equipment selection, facility needs, and production readiness plans
· Ensure compliance with chemical safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements throughout process deployment

Desired Qualifications:
· BS, MS, or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related discipline
· 4+ years of program or project management experience in a chemical or advanced materials environment
· Experience with strategic technology planning and early-stage process development
· Strong understanding of process design, scale-up, and the technical-commercial interface
· Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent programs with cross-functional stakeholders
· Excellent communication, decision-making, and leadership skills
· Proficiency with tools like Jira, MS Project, and cloud-based collaboration platforms
· A Passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

 

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

 

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