Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Upgrade Operations

Company Overview

Mainspring Energy is revolutionizing power generation with the world’s most flexible and adaptable local power generation technology, the Mainspring Linear Generator. Commercial, industrial, and utility leaders are choosing Mainspring over traditional options like engines, turbines, and fuel cells to quickly and reliably deliver local power for EV charging, commercial facilities, data centers, and grid-scale operations. 

The Mainspring Linear Generator is fuel flexible, ramps up and down to meet demand, and utilizes a flameless reaction with near-zero NOx emissions. Backed by top-tier investors including Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, American Electric Power, Lightrock, and General Catalyst Mainspring designs, manufactures and delivers its products to customers across the U.S. today, and we’re quickly scaling for international expansion.

Inspired by our vision of the affordable, reliable, net-zero carbon grid, Mainspring is rapidly expanding within the $816B global electricity equipment market, and we’re hiring the best talent to meet growing customer demand around the globe. We welcome a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and talents to bring fresh perspectives and ongoing innovation to our customers.

We are looking to build relationships with people who share our values:

Pragmatic Optimism. Building a new category of world-class power generation requires the optimism of ambition and creativity, balanced with practicality to solve problems efficiently. The challenges that arise are opportunities for growth.

Excellence without Ego. We bring expertise and commitment to creating the best customer experience, from sales to deployment and service, just as we apply deep technical rigor to building and delivering world-class products. We strive for excellence and behave as leaders with the humility to acknowledge our challenges, both collectively and as individual contributors.

Proactive Collaboration. The integration and cross-disciplinary nature of Mainspring’s business requires intentionally seeking out others who bring different skills, perspectives, and priorities. Our culture of inclusion and respect extends beyond our team to interactions with our partners and customers.

More information can be found at www.mainspringenergy.com

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Manufacturing Engineer to provide dedicated technical support to Mainspring's upgrades manufacturing lines. This role reports directly to the Head of Manufacturing and will work closely with the NPI, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operational Excellence teams (among others) to scale and sustain upgrade operations at Mainspring. This position is 5 days/week onsite at Mainspring’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, with ability to travel up to 10%.

• Lineside Technical Support: Provide dedicated technical support and troubleshooting to Mainspring’s product upgrade manufacturing lines to sustain manufacturing operations
• Manufacturing Process Standardization and Improvement: Develop and implement standardized manufacturing processes to improve efficiency and consistency, documenting processes where needed; lead PFMEAs to proactively identify and implement process improvements, enhance productivity and reduce costs; pareto, root cause and correct top inhibitors to manufacturing throughput
• Lean Implementation & Waste Reduction: Identify and implement strategies to reduce waste and drive improved efficiencies within the manufacturing process
• Manufacturing Line Layout and Flow: Analyze and optimize manufacturing line layout and flow to maximize efficiency and minimize bottlenecks; Design and implement changes to the line layout as needed
• Capacity Planning: Participate in capacity planning activities to ensure the manufacturing line can meet production demands;. Analyze production data and identify potential capacity constraints
• Operational Excellence: Drive operational excellence initiatives to improve overall manufacturing performance; Identify and lead continuous improvement projects and activities; Measure and report process KPIs on a regular basis to cross-functional stake holders and company leadership
• Budget Management: Identify, plan, track, and report on capital expenditures (CAPEX) for the group, including preparing and submitting CAPEX proposals complete with Return on Investment (ROI) analyses for approval

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, or related field) is required
• 5-10 years of experience in manufacturing and/or process engineering
• Experience working in both scaled manufacturing and startup environments is highly preferred
• Proven ability to drive process improvements and optimize manufacturing lines
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and lean manufacturing principles
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Does your experience not meet all of our posted requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to positions unless they meet every listed requirement. At Mainspring, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, flexible, and collaborative environment, so if you want to help us transition the world to clean and affordable electricity, and don’t meet all posted requirements for a particular role, we’d still love to hear from you. Mainspring can sometimes be flexible enough to shift responsibilities for the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background.

In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

This compensation and benefits information is based on Mainspring Energy's estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. We generally do not negotiate on salary once we have made an offer. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise. New hires joining the company tend to be paid within the starting base pay range noted above, with opportunities to increase pay over time based on development of additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge.