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 2019, 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.
Analytical Lab Technician
As an Analytical Laboratory Technician at Redwood, you will have the opportunity to make the world a better place by assisting in a wide variety of analytical / metallurgical / metrology processes across the Company. The key objective for this role is fulfilling the daily activities of our Analytical Laboratory teams in a responsible, safe, and practical manner while maximizing time and cost effectiveness. Successful candidates for this role will have strong initiative, excellent organizational skills, and exceptional team skills.
Responsibilities will include:
Under close supervision, performs routine chemical and/or metallurgical analytical tasks at the assigned site.
- Prepare samples for analysis using established tests and techniques.
- Assists with/performs routine chemical, metrological, and/or metallurgical analysis and reporting.
- Maintain laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
- Troubleshooting instruments and performing verifications.
- Work in a production environment sampling and testing physical characteristics.
- Perform other duties as required including lab organization, inventory, safety audits, and special projects.
- Comfortable working in team and individual environments.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in science or related field or 2+ years of related experience.
- Experience in laboratory settings, quality settings, or chemical production facilities.
- Experience in typical laboratory practices including waste handling, safe work practices, data entry and management, good documentation practices and experimental setup and execution.
- Comfortable wearing personal protective equipment including but not limited to lab coats, coveralls, smocks, and respirators.
- Experience with relevant test methods such as ICP-OES, auto-titration, X-Ray Fluorescence, tensile testing, material property testing, etc.
- Experience with sample prep and analysis, chemical handling and laboratory hazards.
- Demonstrates ability to perform basic chemistry math and calculations.
- Adept with data acquisition and analysis tools including Laboratory Information Management Systems and Microsoft Office.
- Excellent written, verbal communication, and collaboration skills
- Excellent attitude: understands priorities change with company needs and willing to work to ensure deadlines are met. Ability to execute with a calm and collaborative urgency.
- Ability to regularly lift 35 lbs.
- Use of a step ladder
- hours
- A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!
Current Shifts:
- C-Shift Thursday - Saturday and every other Wednesday, 6am to 6pm
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to work hands on the lab, including standing and operating equipment at a lab bench.
Working Conditions:
- Environment: office, wet laboratory, chemical plant, outdoor test sites.
- Exposures encountered: hazardous materials, electrical hazards.
- Essential physical requirements: working hands-on in a research lab setting.
- Travel required as needed, less than 10%.
