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Senior/Staff Materials Process Engineer

Mainspring Energy · Menlo Park, CA · On-site

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About Mainspring Energy

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.

About the role

We have a high-impact opportunity for a 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

  • BS in Materials Science/Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
  • MS + 5 years or PhD + 3 years of industry experience
  • Prior experience with metal casting processes (e.g., die casting, investment casting, sand casting) and their impact on part properties and performance is strongly preferred
  • Fundamental understanding of properties and performance of engineering materials, and basic knowledge of structure-property relationships
  • Broader exposure to other materials and process areas — such as coatings, polymers, graphite, forging, or joining/welding — is a plus
  • Experience with volume production of metal or cast components is highly preferred
More about this role

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

We have a high-impact opportunity for a 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.

In this role, you will develop reliable cost effective materials solutions and...

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