# Senior Materials and Process Engineer at Mainspring Energy

- Company: Mainspring Energy
- What the company does: Local power generation for data centers, utilities, industrial & enterprise applications. Fuel-flexible, fast to deploy, high-efficiency, low NOx power. Backed by General Catalyst and Khosla.
- Company website: https://www.mainspringenergy.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Menlo Park, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $126K to $148K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-13
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/mainspringenergy/b9baa611-801a-463f-a721-340511554d0d
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mainspring-energy-senior-materials-and-process-engineer/

## About the role

We have a high-impact opportunity for a Senior Materials and Process Engineer who wants to join a world-class engineering team and help scale production of the Linear Generator. The materials and process team at Mainspring Energy works on complex development projects which are at the intersection of properties, performance and processing of a wide range of materials – non ferrous, ferrous, coatings, graphite, polymers etc.

## What they're looking for

- MS in Materials Science/Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
- MS + 5 years or PhD + 3 years of industry experience
- Deep understanding of isostatic graphite structure, properties and performance, including graphite manufacturing processes
- Fundamental understanding of properties and performance of engineering materials, and basic knowledge of structure-property relationships
- Experience with volume production of graphite components is highly preferred
- Knowledge of dry (solid lubrication) tribology relative to ceramic or graphite materials is highly preferred

Tags: Materials Engineering