Mainspring Energy · 9 hours ago
Staff Materials and Process Engineer
Menlo Park, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $178K/yr
5+ years expMainspring Energy is revolutionizing power generation with its innovative Linear Generator technology. They are seeking a Staff Materials and Process Engineer to lead the development of materials solutions and manage validation testing for production processes, collaborating with various teams to ensure reliability and performance of components.
Clean EnergyEnergyOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Lead independent process development and material validation of graphite components and tribological systems in the Linear Generator
Collaborate with other members of the Materials and Engineering teams to characterize graphite properties, identify failure modes, and execute validation tests to meet reliability requirements
Create, develop, and optimize material and process specifications related to graphite and other mechanical components
Write specifications, process control, and quality control plans for graphite and other mechanical components
Collaborate with other teams such as mechanical design, supply chain and quality to qualify processes and establish key process controls at manufacturing locations
Participate in FMEA for design, process, and maintenance
Support the Materials and Process team with failure analysis and process development projects in other areas
Qualification
Required
MS in Materials Science/Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
MS + 8 years or PhD + 5 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
Working knowledge and experience with FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
Demonstrated experience with statistical data analysis and reporting (Matlab/Python, Google Sheets/Excel, Weibull++, etc.)
Excellent communication skills, adaptable self-starter, enjoys collaboration in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
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
Benefits
Pre-IPO stock options
Benefits
Company
Mainspring Energy
Mainspring Energy provides power generation technology using linear generators for clean energy.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$813MKey Investors
General CatalystUS Department of EnergyBloombergNEF
2025-04-14Series F· $258M
2024-10-22Grant· $87M
2023-04-17Grant
Leadership Team
Shannon Miller
CEO and Founder
Adam Simpson
CCO and Founder
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