# Sustaining Controls 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: Mid level
- Location: Menlo Park, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $119K to $140K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-01
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/mainspringenergy/c0528bd2-7dc5-431c-84aa-2563c452291a?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mainspring-energy-sustaining-controls-engineer/

## About the role

The Sustaining Controls Engineer will play a crucial role in the success of our product automatically and reliably fulfilling customers’ electricity demand. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to diagnose and resolve issues, differentiate between mechanical, electrical, and software-related problems, and document solutions to increase product reliability and reduce maintenance needs. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Experience in successful root cause analysis of complex software-mechatronic systems
- Driven and self-directed systems-thinker responsible for creating or improving effective sustaining engineering processes
- Excellent communicator with demonstrated collaboration across multidisciplinary teams
- Degree in mechanical or electrical engineering with controls focus
- 2-5 years of experience

Tags: On product SW and Sys Engr

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