Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Charleston, South Carolina

About Red Metals

Red Metals is rethinking the domestic copper supply chain at a pivotal moment in American industry.

Copper underpins electrification, data centers, and defense systems. U.S. demand already exceeds domestic supply, and the gap is widening as grid modernization, the energy transition, and buildout of AI infrastructure accelerate.

We are building a new model for this critical industrial layer in the United States.

The Role

We are hiring an Electrical Engineer to design, build and operate our first copper processing and refining systems.

This role is not a support role. You will take processes from first principles through design, commissioning and production, and you will own performance, reliability, and output.

What You’ll Do

• Design and build electrical systems. Own electrical consumption and requirements across the plant.

• Translate process concepts and equipment specifications into electrical requirements and electrical system design.

• Work closely with Mechanical, Chemical, and controls engineers to build out a functioning plant.

• Help commission mechanical, chemical and processing equipment, including hands on troubleshooting on the plant floor.

• Analyze equipment data, electrical consumption, and drive improvements in efficiency, yield and throughput.

• Interface directly with vendors, contractors, electricians, and technicians to execute quickly.

• Contribute to the development of in-house controls and automation systems, using AI and data to accelerate development, improve energy efficiency, and continuously improve.

• Own power distribution design and buildout — service entrance, switchgear, MCCs, transformers, and feeder/branch circuits — and ensure NEC/NFPA 70E compliance, coordination with utility, and permitting/inspection sign-off.

Red Metals Non-Negotiables

1. Bias for Action
   We move fast. Speed beats polish. We use every tool, especially AI, to accelerate decisions, execution, and learning.

2. Grit
   We do hard things because they matter. We keep pushing when others quit.

3. Ownership
   We own outcomes, not tasks. We see problems, fix them, and follow through across functions.

4. Signal
   We cut through noise. We communicate clearly and directly so decisions are fast and execution stays sharp.

5. Craft
   We take pride in our work. Quality, care, and precision are the standard.

What We’re Looking For

• Design, build, and own the plant’s electrical systems including maintaining, improving, and expanding the existing electrical infrastructure as production scales.

• Own facility electrical infrastructure, including power distribution, electrical loads, and future capacity planning across the plant.

• Translate process concepts, equipment specifications, and production requirements into robust electrical system designs.

• Partner closely with Mechanical, Chemical, Metallurgical, and Controls Engineers to design and build an integrated manufacturing process.

• Lead electrical design and buildout, including service entrance, switchgear, transformers, motor control centers (MCCs), VFDs, feeder and branch circuits, grounding, and industrial controls.

• Own power distribution design and execution, ensuring compliance with NEC, NFPA 70E, and applicable local codes, while coordinating with utilities, contractors, and permitting authorities.

• Support installation, commissioning, startup, and optimization of new equipment through hands-on troubleshooting and root cause analysis on the plant floor.

• Analyze electrical systems, equipment performance, and energy consumption to improve reliability, efficiency, throughput, and operating cost.

• Work directly with equipment vendors, electrical contractors, electricians, and technicians to execute projects quickly and maintain a high standard of craftsmanship.

• Contribute to the development of next-generation automation and manufacturing systems by integrating controls, data infrastructure, AI, and real-time analytics to improve plant performance.

• Help establish engineering standards, documentation, and best practices as we build Red Metals from the ground up.

Strong Pluses:

• Experience with large scale industrial electrical design

• Experience with copper or other non-ferrous metals

• Experience commissioning industrial equipment

• Familiarity with process control systems and instrumentation

• Startup or early-stage experience

• Professional Engineering License

Why Red Metals

• Build a company from zero, not optimize an existing system

• Direct ownership of critical process and operational decisions

• Work on a problem that matters: rebuilding U.S. industrial capacity

• Small team, high trust, no bureaucracy

Location

This role is based in Charleston, South Carolina and requires on-site work.