Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two. Worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
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Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 33 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first.
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The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
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No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area.
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What Redwood Materials INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Senior Systems Engineer, Energy Storage” (Mechanical Engineers) in CA: $200k–$200k, median $200k.
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Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
Details and sources
- Employer is on a government sponsor record
- The US Department of Labor certified 33 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- No salary bar for this route
- H-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Redwood Materials INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles
- 1 certified filing for “Senior Systems Engineer, Energy Storage” (Mechanical Engineers) in CA: $200k–$200k, median $200k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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About the role
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.
Position Summary:
The Senior Production Material Planner is a career-level role that owns material planning for assigned electronics and mechanical commodities supporting battery energy storage system (BESS) production. The role converts production schedules into supply requirements through MRP, manages planning parameters and master data, and drives suppliers to deliver against the build plan. Working with Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Finance, the role identifies material constraints early, resolves shortages, and manages the inventory impact of engineering changes and new product introduction builds.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Lead material planning for assigned electronics and mechanical commodities, translating production schedules and demand into MRP-driven supply requirements
• Maintain planning parameters and master data (lead times, lot sizes, safety stock, bills of material) to reflect supplier capability and meet inventory, service level, and cost targets
• Perform daily supply and constraint management, including clear-to-build and run-out analysis, and resolve shortages and exceptions ahead of the build schedule
• Serve as the primary interface with assigned suppliers on delivery status, schedule changes, and issue resolution, escalating to Global Supply Chain Management, Quality, or Engineering when required
• Manage engineering changes and product transitions to minimize excess and obsolete inventory and maintain continuity of supply
• Support new product introduction builds by confirming material readiness from prototype through production ramp
• Develop, track, and report material KPIs (clear-to-build, days on hand, excess and obsolete inventory, supplier on-time delivery) to Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Finance
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of material planning, production planning, or supply chain experience (3+ years with a Master's degree), ideally in high-volume electronics, automotive, or battery manufacturing
• Working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, bills of material, and discrete manufacturing planning processes
• Working knowledge of electronics and mechanical components such as PCBAs, harnesses, busbars, and machined parts
• Proficiency in Excel and data analysis for clear-to-build, run-out, and inventory analysis
• Ability to manage supplier relationships and secure delivery commitments from domestic and international suppliers
The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
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