Company Overview

Driven by our vision of the affordable, reliable, net-zero carbon grid of the future, Mainspring has developed a new category of power generation — the linear generator — that delivers local, scalable, and fuel-flexible power to help accelerate the transition to the net-zero carbon grid.

The unique combination of attributes offered by Mainspring’s linear generator enables applications on both the commercial and utility sides of the meter for the $816B global electricity equipment market. We serve a wide range of Fortune 500 customers across markets and industries as well as top-tier utilities and other gridside providers.

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.

Mainspring is based in Menlo Park and has partnered with top-tier investors and utilities such as Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, NextEra, and American Electric Power. More information can be found at www.mainspringenergy.com.

Responsibilities

Project Engineers report to the Senior Engineering Manager. A key enabler of Mainspring’s mission is the ability of its team to deliver solutions based on our linear generator technology that solve customer problems in the cross-section of resiliency and clean power supply.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Conducting independent engineering reviews, site assessments, root cause analysis, and other technical projects inherent in the assessment, development, and upkeep of energy projects
• Development of technical specifications, vendor reviews, supplier qualifications, including testing and commissioning procedures
• Support procurement activities by managing supplier information gathering, generating technical requirement documents, and maintaining logs
• Review project documents and preliminary designs to identify gaps in scope and responsibility to ensure project success. This requires a comprehensive understanding of engineering, construction, and permitting concepts
• The ideal candidate will have a very strong technical background and experience with
• power generation projects
• Experience with most of the following is essential: project management, data acquisition
• systems (DAS), understanding of electrical drawings / plan sets, power generation system
• design, electrical system troubleshooting
• The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate managing and leading multiple projects simultaneously, and always with an eye toward customer success
• This role may provide leadership/mentoring to other employees

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Engineering
• Proven working experience as a project engineer. 5-10 years of relevant experience in project and/or systems engineering within PV Solar, Energy Generation, Energy Storage integration, or EPC contractor
• Experience with review and approval of engineered plan sets at all phases of the project
• Demonstrated ability to innovate and refine processes associated with cost and quality
• Ability to problem-solve, prioritize, think creatively, and timely resolve personnel and project related issues
• Excellent organization, documentation, and communication skills
• Familiarity with rules, regulations, best practices, and performance standards for the power generation industry
• Project management and supervision skills, with the ability to work with multiple discipline projects
• Decision making, time management, organizational and leadership skills

The Bay Area salary for this role is $115k-$160k base pre-IPO stock options benefits. This position is remote. The salary will be adjusted to reflect local market conditions based on employee location as well as the experience of the employee.

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.