Senior Director of Industrialization

Mainspring Energy, Inc.; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 247,000; Full time

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Job summary

Mainspring Energy, Inc. in Menlo Park, CA seeks a VP of Industrialization to define and lead the end-to-end industrialization strategy, ensuring products move from development to production launch, scale, and lifecycle support.

This executive will oversee NPI, Manufacturing Engineering, Test, PLM, ECM, and more. The role partners with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Operations to build scalable production systems and drive operational excellence, while shaping organizational capability

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in manufacturing, NPI, industrialization, or production engineering.
• 10+ years of experience leading managers and multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
• Proven success launching electromechanical products from development through volume production.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrialization strategy from prototype through volume production.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on capacity planning and capital investments.
• Build, mentor, and scale leaders across NPI and Manufacturing Engineering teams.
• Drive governance, process standardization, and cost improvements across factory operations.

Skills

Leadership

Industrialization

Manufacturing strategy

New Product Introduction

Production start-up

Capital budgeting

Cross-functional collaboration

DFM/DFA/DFT

Education

BS in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLM

ERP

MES

Quality management systems

Job description

About Mainspring

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

Mainspring Energy is seeking a Vice President of Industrialization to define and lead the company’s end-to-end industrialization strategy, ensuring products successfully transition from development through production launch, scale, and lifecycle support.

This leader will oversee New Prototype Operations, New Product Introduction (NPI), Manufacturing Engineering, Production Test Engineering, Test Automation & Software, Technical Documentation, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Sustaining Engineering, Factory Analytics, Capital Equipment (CapEx), and Engineering Change Management (ECM).

Partnering across Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing, Fleet Operations, Program Delivery, and Operational Technology, this executive will drive manufacturing readiness, scalable production systems, and operational excellence while building the organizational capability to support Mainspring’s continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Mainspring’s industrialization strategy from prototype through volume production.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on capacity planning, capital investments, organizational growth, and long-term manufacturing strategy.
• Build, develop, and mentor leaders across NPI, Manufacturing Engineering, Test Engineering, Technical Documentation, and Engineering Change Management.
• Lead organizational design, workforce planning, and capability development across the industrialization organization.
• Own industrialization performance metrics and drive improvements in product quality, manufacturing readiness, launch execution, capacity/throughput, budget, Capex tracking, and cost including scrap/waste reduction and efficiency gains
• Drive cross-functional execution to ensure successful product launches that meet quality, cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
• Establish manufacturing readiness processes, launch governance, and industrialization best practices.
• Partner with Product Engineering to drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Test (DFT) initiatives.
• Establish the systems, processes, and organizational capabilities required to support scalable, high-quality manufacturing growth.
• Establish governance for engineering change management and configuration control to ensure product integrity, manufacturing stability, and operational agility.
• Partner with internal manufacturing operations and external manufacturing partners to develop scalable production strategies and global industrialization capabilities.
• Ensure manufacturing processes, test systems, and documentation support world-class product quality, reliability, and customer outcomes.
• Drive operational excellence through process standardization, automation, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
• Ownership of factory capacity expansion and capex development and deployment

Required Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of experience in manufacturing, NPI, industrialization, product operations, or production engineering.
• 10+ years of experience leading managers and multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
• Proven success building and leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations through multiple product launches, production ramps, and periods of rapid growth.
• Experience managing annual operating plans, capital investment strategies, and organizational growth.
• Demonstrated success launching complex electromechanical products from development through volume production, including leading manufacturing readiness and factory start-up activities across geographically distributed and/or international manufacturing locations
• Experience scaling manufacturing operations in high-growth technology and industrial product companies.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes, production test systems, engineering change management, and product lifecycle management.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
• Experience with PLM, ERP, MES, and quality management systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business.
• Experience in energy systems, industrial equipment, automotive, aerospace, or other complex hardware industries.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers and global supply chains.
• Familiarity with automated production equipment, controls systems, and industrial software.
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification.
• Experience scaling operation remotely from live or sit.

$210,000 - $247,000 a year

This position is onsite at our Menlo Park HQ. The salary will be adjusted to reflect local market conditions based on employee location as well as the experience of the employee. Along with the base salary, Mainspring offers pre-IPO stock options + benefits.

Does your experience not meet all of our posted requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to positions unless they meet every listed requirement. At Mainspring, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, flexible, and collaborative environment, so if you want to help us transition the world to clean and affordable electricity, and don’t meet all posted requirements for a particular role, we’d still love to hear from you. Mainspring can sometimes be flexible enough to shift responsibilities for the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background.

In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

This compensation and benefits information is based on Mainspring Energy’s estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. We generally do not negotiate on salary once we have made an offer. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise. New hires joining the company tend to be paid within the starting base pay range noted above, with opportunities to increase pay over time based on development of additional skills, competencies, and company-specific knowledge.