Senior Machinist / R&D Specialist

Mainspring Energy•Menlo Park, CA

4d•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. 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. Mainspring Energy is searching for a motivated Sr. Machinist capable of supporting the needs of our engineering development lab at our Menlo Park facility. In this position you will work with a small team and manage the daily workload and respond to projects needing precision machining in metals and composite materials. This position produces complex R&D prototype machined parts and components by programming, setting up, and operating computer numerical control, vertical mills, lathes, and traditional machines. Maintains quality and safety standards and maintains supplies and equipment.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED; at least 7 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified
Experience with MasterCAM, 5 axis programming
Ability to operate standard and specialized equipment to produce prototype parts
Ability to perform standard shop computations
Skill in production of parts with extremely close tolerances
Ability to perform experimental set ups and complex machining procedures
Work in a collaborative environment
Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals in a diverse community
Leadership skills
Ability to supervise and train employees on basic machine operations
Working knowledge of geometric dimensions and tolerances
Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Solid Works and/or related CAD software
Knowledge of American National Standards Institute - ANSI

Nice To Haves

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis

Responsibilities

Oversees and coordinates all day-to-day operational and support activities of the shop, ensures that work production meets the objectives, specifications, and standards, and that all applicable operating policies and procedures are adhered to
Operate standard equipment, i.e. vertical milling machines, band saw, drill press, and measuring tools to produce prototype parts
Consult with engineers regarding design, capacity and purpose, and types of materials to be used for fabrication
Analyze written specifications, drawings, rough sketches, and oral instructions to plan layout and determine sequence of operations.
Plans machining by studying work orders, engineering plans, materials, specifications, drawings, reference planes, locations of surfaces, and machining parameters; interprets geometric dimensions and tolerances
Works with engineers to evaluate processes and recommends changes or modifications for efficiency and adaptability to setup and production
May review, evaluate, and make recommendations for purchases such as supplies, materials, and/or equipment
May supervise the work of employees engaged in shop production and production support activities, to include recommendations for hiring, termination, performance evaluation, training, work allocation, and problem resolution
Maintains current knowledge with respect to relevant state-of-the-art technology, equipment, and/or systems
Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
Produces custom tooling and fixture design as needed for complex prototypes