Electrical R&D Technician

Mainspring Energy•Menlo Park, CA

10d•$28 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

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. The core values that ground our work, guide our decisions, and connect us together: Pragmatic Optimism, Excellence without Ego, Proactive Collaboration. The R&D Electrical Technician will be someone with a solid baseline of experience in electrical fabrication, assembly, and troubleshooting. They will have had experience in an R&D environment beyond just circuit board work. They will be experienced in working on high voltage and large electrical equipment and will have a demonstrated knowledge of electrical safety. We are searching for a well-organized, reliable technician to join our growing team.

Requirements

1-3 years electro-mechanical technician experience
Demonstrated hands on ability to visually detect electrical defects/non-conformances of materials, determine solutions, and repair them in a fast-paced environment
Experience using hand tools (drivers, saws, wire crimpers, etc.)
Demonstrated technical computer system knowledge (office suites, Terminal/Command line, managing files, etc.)
Strong verbal & written communication skills demonstrated in a team environment
Conduct mechanical inspections of deployed units, documenting condition information for use by our team for debugging or troubleshooting
Installing heavy equipment with high voltage and working outdoors
Demonstrated ability to build electrical enclosures with limited documentation
Capable of software deployment and electrical box configuration

Nice To Haves

Vocational certificate or equivalent preferred

Responsibilities

Load, unload, and safely transport heavy electrical cables, conduit, and tools to and from job sites
Measure, cut, and pull thick, heavy-duty electrical cables and wiring
Set up job sites, stage equipment, and ensure work areas remain clean, organized, and free of hazards
Repairing and qualifying electronics, inverters, load banks
Building enclosure for electrical power systems with electrical engineers, following work instructions
Run software, as well as set up hardware and use browser based apps to perform tests and run equipment and troubleshoot with various levels of documentation