Chief Electrical Engineer, Power Electronics & Grid Systems

Mainspring Energy; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

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 leader will drive electrical hardware development, oversee cross-disciplinary teams, and coordinate with manufacturing and quality to deliver high-reliability, cost-efficient systems.

Based onsite at the Menlo Park HQ, you will report to the SVP of Engineering and contribute to a fast-paced startup

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering with 16+ years of experience.
• 10+ years managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Proven track record commercializing heavy industrial power hardware.
• Experience designing complex systems that require cross-discipline tradeoffs across firmware, thermal, mechanical, electrical, supply chain, reliability, systems.
• Thrives in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead all electrical hardware development for complex power electronics and controls boards, both inside the Linear Generator and also all of the grid integration equipment
• Manage the development systems and processes, product deliverables and roadmap, strategy and goals
• Manage a high-performing electrical team and work in close coordination with the controls and software teams
• Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality to optimize products for DFM and cost
• Drive the compliance strategy to secure all critical regulatory certifications

Skills

Electrical engineering

Team leadership

Power electronics

High-volume manufacturing

Systems co-optimization

Education

B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Power electronics design tools

PCB design

Job description

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 leader will drive electrical hardware development, oversee cross-disciplinary teams, and coordinate with manufacturing and quality to deliver high-reliability, cost-efficient systems.

Based onsite at the Menlo Park HQ, you will report to the SVP of Engineering and contribute to a fast-paced startup