# Staff Project Engineer - Grid Scale 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: Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $135K to $159K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-14
- Apply by: 2026-11-28
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/mainspringenergy/2dc5374d-33b1-443b-9a87-15687c8903f9?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mainspring-energy-staff-project-engineer-grid-scale/

## About the role

Project Engineers report to the Project Engineering Manager within the Project Delivery department. A key enabler of Mainspring’s mission is the ability of its team to deliver solutions based on our linear generator technology that solve customer problems in the cross-section of resiliency and clean power supply. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline (power systems emphasis preferred, Mechanical, Systems, Controls, or Mechatronics considered). Technical degree and equivalent experience may be substituted
- Familiar with construction processes, sequencing, and contractor management for large generation sites
- Working knowledge of FERC interconnection requirements and NERC reliability standards as they apply to generation facilities
- Comprehension of medium-voltage protection functions, utility-grade protective relays (e.g., SEL), revenue metering, and their use in power plant design and at the point of interconnection
- Ability to interpret and act on power system study results (load flow, short circuit, coordination, arc flash, power quality, dynamic/ride-through), including outputs from ETAP, SKM, CYME, or PSS/E
- Familiarity with SCADA systems and power plant controllers for voltage regulation and dynamic power control, plus industrial network protocols and devices (e.g., DNP3, Modbus, IEC 61850)

Tags: Project Delivery

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