Senior Field Service Technician (Bakersfield, CA)

Mainspring Energy•Bakersfield, CA

6h•Onsite

About The Position

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 searching for highly motivated, mechanically inclined individuals to join our growing Field Service team. In this position, you will play a direct role in completing planned and reactive service operations on our generators. In this position, you will play a key role in maintaining system uptime, availability, and performance for deployed units on customer sites in a specific region. You will train at our headquarters in Menlo Park, CA, and be assigned to a particular service region requiring travel.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of experience with mechanical assembly and/or repair.
Experience with precision measuring, down to .001”, using micrometers, bore gauges, gauge blocks, etc. Also, familiarity with torque wrenches and documentation of repairs performed
Candidates must be able to stand for long periods of time, lift to 50 lbs., and wear required PPE
Must have knowledge of how to use and maintain basic tools, such as torque wrenches and torque specifications
Must have experience with following written and verbal work instructions while on-site
Excellent communication skills
A proven track record for the ability to work well with others as part of a dynamic team
Ability to learn quickly, is self-motivated and safety oriented
Valid Driver’s license required

Nice To Haves

Experience with automotive, aviation, and/or heavy equipment (i.e. HVAC, elevators/lifts, or industrial equipment) assembly a plus
software knowledge of Google Workspace is a plus
Class A Commercial Driver’s License preferred

Responsibilities

Mechanically repair and/or perform maintenance on components and assemblies that make up our generators in accordance with procedures and build checklists in order to meet customer requirements
Collaborate with engineers to fix, repair, and redesign components and assemblies
Conduct mechanical inspections of deployed units, documenting condition information for use by our team for debugging or troubleshooting
Be available to work rotational on-call shifts, as per the written schedule, to provide optimal service and support for our customers