Manufacturing Engineer

1 month ago


Menlo Park, United States Mainspring Energy, Inc. Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

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

As a Manufacturing Engineer at Mainspring Energy, you will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between design and production. Your responsibilities include collaborating with design engineers, leading CAPEX and value engineering analysis, and developing efficient manufacturing and assembly processes for cutting-edge products. You will champion prototyping efforts, ensuring seamless transitions to production lines with a focus on work instruction maturity and error-proof tools.

Join our team if you are ready to bring your expertise to the forefront of manufacturing technology, contributing to the success of our linear generator startup.

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will:

  • Contribute to new product development and collaborate with design engineers, offering expertise in manufacturability (DFM/DFX) and cost effectiveness of new mechanical components designs. .

  • Utilize DOE, PFMEA, 8D and other industry-standard tools and techniques to actively identify and address risks and optimize process parameters

  • Contribute to process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives. Balance production lines to enhance overall efficiency.

  • Support prototyping efforts for proof of concept and generate comprehensive manufacturing documentation checklists and improvement plans.

  • Layout planning for future factory design initiatives and collect and document product and process requirements to feed equipment and tooling design and also define the process readiness for automation introduction.

  • Collaborate with suppliers and other engineering teams in developing the manufacturing and test processes , including process flows, equipment/fixture concept designs, implementation schedules and validation plans.

  • Assess the sustainability of a fabrication technology for a given part design, plan validation experiments to demonstrate initial feasibility as well as manufacturing capabilities. Analyze the result and provide technical recommendations.

Qualifications

  • BS/MS Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or equivalent

  • 6+ years of experience in manufacturing Engineering

  • Direct hands-on experience going through at least 1 complete cycle from new product introduction to manufacturing process set-up, starting and optimizing production

  • Deep understanding of assembly process planning for electro-mechanical system, stack up tolerance analysis, Failure mode Analysis, 8D and root cause analysis.

  • Proficient using Solidworks as main 2D/3D CAD design tool to generate assembly and individual part models

  • Excellent communication, collaboration, organizational and prioritization skills

  • Well organized with meticulous attention to details

  • Willing and able to travel internationally up to 15%

The Bay Area salary for this role is $125k-$160k base + pre-IPO stock options + benefits. This position can be hybrid. 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.



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