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Redwood Systems is the leader in building-performance lighting solutions that drive energy efficiency, facility resource optimization and people productivity for commercial operations.  We are in a hot sector that is growing rapidly. We have a disruptive technology that differentiates our solution and enables new paths to market. We are growing quickly and have an expanding list of top-tier customers such as Facebook, SAP, Google, VW and Johnson Controls. And, we have premier investors across the globe.

We’re interested in hiring creative and extraordinarily talented individuals who can wear multiple hats, scale themselves to the task at hand, make solid contributions daily, and fit in and surf well in a company culture that values integrity, dynamic disruption, and success in equal parts.  We offer the opportunity for fast growth, competitive compensation, a full benefits program, and the chance to make a profound impact on reducing energy consumption as well make the workplace a healthier, safer and more satisfying place to be.

Please email cover letters and resumes to: careers@redwoodsys.com The following positions will be located in our Fremont, Calif., headquarters facility, except where noted otherwise.

 

Senior Manager, Marketing Communications and Events

Responsibilities

  • Website: Work with web developers and graphic artists to give web presence the look of a leader with fresh, relevant content and aesthetic improvements as well as convert visitor traffic into leads
  • Collateral:  Lead agency development of collateral from concept development through creative copywriting and printing for corporate, sales and product literature. 
  • Photography and Video: Create photo and video assets of customer deployments, video case studies and product shots. 
  • Events: Drive company’s presence at events include booth plan, signage, staffing and promotions
  • Online advertising: Develop, schedule, and monitor web-based banner ads and print advertising as part of our integrated campaigns.
  • Social media: Develop and implement social media strategy and manage social media outlets
  • Brand: Ensure there is a clear and consistent and look and feel to company marketing materials. Implement new corporate identities, slide templates, and digital asset management systems.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree 
  • 10 years+ marketing communications experience with B2B focus that includes event management, website work and print/online collateral
  • Outstanding design eye – the ability to visualize a creative piece in advance and communicate that vision to designers as well as give feedback and guidance as project progresses.
  • Strong leadership skills – to manage overall strategy for area as well as tactical projects 
  • Ability to be hands on with a project when necessary
  • Strong writing, editing, proofreading and oral communication skills 
  • Attention to detail with an ability to meet tight timelines while maintaining a positive attitude.
  • Ability to efficiently gather key messages and craft into impactful written pieces
  • Familiarity with banner and keyword advertising
  • Demonstrated success with social media programs and their application in a business-to-business environment
  • Experience multi-tasking in a successful, high-growth environment 
  • Strong collaborator and team player 
  • Experience in high tech, enterprise software, or energy 
  • Ideally, candidate has photography experience for basic product installation pictures.
  • Sense of humor and ability to have fun in a dynamic, innovative environment

Director of IT

Job Description:

  • Build and manage a growing IT organization to support an engineering and manufacturing environment
  • Ensure highly reliable and available infrastructure to support a fast-growing company
  • Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures
  • Administer and support engineering development environment including SVN and Trac
  • Manage all maintenance and enhancements for Salesforce.com
  • Upgrade, backup, and optimize system resources
  • Perform Linux server administration
  • Provide Macintosh and PC desktop support for local and remote offices
  • Manage telecommunications infrastructure and support mobile communications
  • Plan, manage and coordinate internal and external test facilities 
  • Implement ERP and PLM system to meet business and manufacturing requirements
  • Hire and mentor new IT staff 

Qualifications:

  • Technical bachelors degree in engineering, computer science, or equivalent
  • Minimum 5 years experience in managing or directing an IT operations team
  • Proven experience in IT infrastructure planning, development and project management
  • Hands-on experience with network administration and Linux server administration
  • Strong technical knowledge of Mac and PC hardware, operating systems and peripherals
  • Previous implementation of Salesforce.com and knowledge of its business functions
  • Experience in implementing and managing an integrated software platform such as an ERP or MRP
  • Experience with SVN and Trac is desirable
  • Possess outstanding interpersonal and communication skills

To apply for this position please email your resume to careers@redwoodsystems.com with the subject line:  Director of IT. This job listing will remain posted until the position has been filled. 

 

Redwood Systems offers the opportunity for fast growth, competitive compensation, a full benefits program, and the chance to make a profound impact on reducing the lighting power and energy consumption used in all office and commercial light spaces worldwide. Visit our company website for more information on our current job openings. http://www.redwoodsystems.com/about-us/careers

 

NPI / Manufacturing Engineer

Summary of Position

Based in our corporate office location in Fremont, California, the successful candidate will be a key contributor to scaling the production of Redwood’s innovative line of products. The manufacturing engineer will work as the technical glue between Redwood’s engineering team and contract manufacturer. The ideal candidate possesses in depth knowledge of PCB fabrication, PCA processes, electronic manufacturing practices, quality metrics, test strategies, and electronic components.

Specific Responsibilities will include: 

  • Facilitating design for manufacturing best practices.
  • Specifying and managing the creation of manufacturing test equipment.
  • Driving FA with component vendors.
  • Working to identify and qualify second source components.
  • Identifying and championing cost reduction opportunities.
  • Facilitating HALT, HASS and RDT activities.
  • Defining and driving key quality initiatives.
  • Managing design changes through an ECO process.
  • Being the key interface between the Redwood engineering team and Redwood’s contract manufacturer.
  • Debugging system level issues with engineering and providing technical guidance to the contract manufacturer.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • 10 + Years experience in electronics manufacturing process and/or test

Software Engineering - Software Test Engineer

Summary of Position

The Software Test Engineer is responsible for the verification and validation of embedded software to detailed requirements. 

  • Develop test plans and execute test cases for feature level and system level verification of functionality, and ensure that requirements are met. 
  • Develop, maintain, and improve automated suite of test scripts
  • Provide input during requirements and specifications reviews.
  • Manage software test improvement efforts (both technical and process) including evaluation and selection of tools.
  • Mentor junior test engineers

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience in areas of system testing and quality assurance
  • High proficiency in embedded software testing
  • Proficiency in automated software testing
  • Proficiency in scripting languages
  • Proficiency in one or more of the following areas are required:

    - Embedded software testing

    - Software test automation

    - GUI Test and automation
  • Strong understanding and interest in good development and testing practices
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate with software and hardware engineering teams
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline

Software Engineering - Senior Embedded C++ Software Engineer

Duties/Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be developing code to implement new and innovative methods to save energy in lighting systems. Tasks will include all aspects of the product delivery life cycle, from design to product delivery. We are in a new and exciting field inventing from scratch advanced algorithms to accelerate the adoption of LEDs for general illumination of commercial and industrial buildings.

Technical Requirements

  • 5 years embedded systems level experience with C++
  • Demonstrated repeated delivery of high quality commercial products
  • Participation in all aspects of product development life cycle
  • Experience with all system layers from device drivers to management API
  • Full understanding of developing in and for a Linux environment

Additional Skills

  • Linux development environment tools ( make, gdb, etc. )
  • Network protocols, BACNet
  • Peer to peer distributed systems/database experience

 

Senior Technical Support Engineer

Job Summary:
In this role, you will provide post sales technical support to Redwood Systems customers via phone, e-mail and web.  Strong fault isolation and root cause analysis skills are required to diagnose and solve complex technical issues and provide timely solutions to customers in a professional manner.  Regularly updating support cases to record progress of calls in call tracking system and documenting technical solutions and product information in the knowledge base is required.  Work to reproduce customer issues and qualify escalations. Traveling may be required to customer sites to assist in fault isolation and root cause analysis. Work with Development, Sales, Q/A and Marketing teams to build a positive customer experience.

 
Responsibilities:
  • Provide Technical Support to customers and partners
  • Provide configurations, troubleshooting and best practices to customers
  • Managing support cases to ensure issues are recorded, tracked, resolved, and follow-ups are done in a timely manner
  • Provide fault isolation and root cause analysis for technical issues
  • Create and publish Technical Support Bulletins and other technical documentation in the Knowledge Base
  • Review of technical documentation for training materials, technical marketing collateral, manuals, troubleshooting guides, etc.
  • Provide on-call support 24x7 on an as needed basis
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to growing Technical Support team
  • Travel may be required to customer sites in the event of a critical situation to expedite resolution 
  • 5+ years of related experience
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
  • Experience working with different Operating Systems (preferably Linux, Windows, Mac OS)
  • Familiarity and/or experience with scripting language (preferably Python)
  • Networking knowledge (TCP/IP)
  • Desire and ability to roll your sleeves up and execute
  • Highly motivated and flexible, with a can-do attitude
  • Experience in HW and SW solutions a plus
  • Lighting controls experience a plus
  • Support software tool knowledge – chat, IM, etc.
  • Salesforce.com CRM knowledge a plus
  • Some travel required

Qualifications:

  • Education: BS/MS or equivalent experience required.

 

 

LED Lighting Specification Specialist

Summary of Position:

This person’s primary responsibility will be to provide presales LED lighting selection and specification expertise to Redwood customers, lighting designers, channel partners, and the Redwood sales team. This position requires 40-60% travel and the ability to participate in international customer conference calls outside of standard work hours.

Specific responsibilities will include:

  • Communicate with architects, lighting designers, sales agents, distributors, electrical contractors, general contractors, facilities managers and end users to thoroughly assess fixture related project requirements and communicate selections to various Redwood colleagues.
  • Review and evaluate project drawings and specifications.
  • Provide technical expertise on Redwood compatible fixture specifications, light level considerations, and design options.
  • Assist field sales and channel partners in the specification of Redwood Systems lighting control products by working with Redwood’s fixture engineers and recommending those that are compatible or will be compatible with the Redwood platform within the project timeframe.
  • Participate in/lead training to educate end users, architects, lighting designers, sales agents, dealers and distributors on Redwood LED options.
  • Provide input to Redwood Fixture Group concerning customer and specifier feedback on fixture compatibility.

Qualifications

  • LED lighting expertise.
  • Experience with light level calculations and lighting design.
  • Proficiency with CAD and lighting layout programs.
  • Knowledge of lighting controls including the application of related products and technology.
  • Architecture or Engineering degree (or equivalent experience).
  • Solid understanding of National Electric Code (NEC) with respect to lighting.
  • Experience with low voltage networks a plus.
  • Professional affiliation such as IESNA .
  • Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate ideas, verbally and written, to internal and external customers. 
  • Minimum 5 years work experience. 
  • Must have reliable vehicle for local/Bay Area sales support calls.