Reliability Test Engineer

Mainspring Energy • Menlo Park, CA

1d • $108,000 - $123,600

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.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or equivalent with 3+ years of applicable experience
• Proven experience of conducting experimental hardware projects in industrial environment in the context of product qualification or reliability testing
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in complex project management in context of product development
• Proficiency in programming with Python/ MatLab/ C++ (at least one)
• Advanced data analysis
• Proficiency with root cause analysis methods
• Proficiency with safety protocols / LOTO procedures for high voltage equipment (and other safety critical systems)
• Proficiency with programming DAQ devices / working with a wide variety of instrumentation/sensors

Nice To Haves

• Experience communicating with customers/external stakeholders is a plus

Responsibilities

• Operate our Linear Generator units
• Perform hands-on troubleshooting working in close collaboration with other engineering disciplines such as Mechanical, Electrical and Software & Controls.
• Work directly with technicians to coordinate repairs and retrofits
• Review test plans and provide expert guidance on test setup and execution plan
• Setup and maintain instrumentation to collect critical data
• Manage test priorities on a daily basis to meet higher level deadlines with a focus on throughput and maintaining high uptime
• Analyze data, generate reports and communicate results with engineering teams to facilitate learnings and design releases
• Develop & improve processes and infrastructure to support testing on our next generation products

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level