Senior Product Performance Engineer
Mainspring Energy · Menlo Park, CA
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Senior Product Performance Engineer owning power, efficiency, and emissions performance of the Linear Generator against PRD targets. Designs and runs experiments on test units with technicians and builds Python analysis pipelines for large test datasets. Reports to the VP of Test Engineering.
About Mainspring
Mainspring Energy manufactures and delivers fuel-flexible, low-emissions local power solutions that rapidly add new capacity and deliver reliable, affordable, and sustainable electric power. The company began commercial shipments of its Mainspring Linear Generators in 2020 and today has hundreds of megawatts in advanced development and field operations for leading Fortune 500 companies, data centers, and utilities. Mainspring also partners with global energy leaders including AEP, NextEra Energy Resources, Schneider Electric, and more.
The core values that ground our work, guide our decisions, and connect us together:
- Pragmatic Optimism
- Excellence without Ego
- Proactive Collaboration
Job Overview
Responsibilities
Qualifications
- Recent PhD, or Master's degree with at least 5 years of applicable industry or research experience in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, physics, or a related field.
- Deep expertise in thermodynamics/power generation, with the ability to apply it to real hardware and experimental data.
- Excellent data analysis skills in Python (e.g., pandas, NumPy, SciPy), including working with large, noisy experimental datasets.
- Hands-on experience designing and executing experiments involving instrumentation and emissions testing.
- Strong communicator with a collaborative mindset, comfortable presenting findings to leadership and working across teams.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities against deadlines.
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.
Compensation: USD 129,854 – 152,770 per year salary
