Senior Materials & Casting Process Engineer (Onsite)

Ring Inc; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pre-IPO stock options

Benefits

Job summary

Mainspring Energy in Menlo Park is seeking a Materials and Process Engineer to scale production of the Linear Generator. You will lead material validation, develop cost-effective solutions, and collaborate with supply chain, quality, reliability, design and production teams.

The role emphasizes cross-functional work, validation across coatings, polymers, graphite, joining/welding, and performance-driven improvements, with base salary in the noted range plus pre-IPO stock options and benefits.

Qualifications

• BS in Materials Science/Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• MS with 5+ years or PhD with 3+ years of industry experience.
• Strong experience with metal casting processes (die casting, investment casting, sand casting) and impact on properties.
• Fundamental understanding of properties and structure-property relationships.
• Exposure to coatings, polymers, graphite, forging, joining/welding a plus.
• Experience with volume production of metal or cast components preferred.
• Experience with FMEA and statistical data analysis (Matlab/Python, Google Sheets/Excel, Weibull++).
• Excellent communication, adaptable self-starter, collaboration in fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent process development and material validation of cast metal components and other mechanical systems in the Linear Generator.
• Collaborate with other members of the Materials and Engineering teams to characterize material properties, identify failure modes, and execute validation tests to meet reliability requirements.
• Create, develop, and optimize material and process specifications related to castings and other mechanical components.
• Write specifications, process control, and quality control plans for cast 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, including casting suppliers.
• Participate in FMEA for design, process, and maintenance.
• Support the Materials and Process team with failure analysis and process development projects across multiple materials and process areas (e.g., coatings, polymers, graphite, joining/welding).

Skills

FMEA experience

Statistical data analysis

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Education

BS in Materials Science/Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

MS + 5 years or PhD + 3 years of industry experience

Tools

Matlab

Python

Google Sheets/Excel

Weibull++

Job description

Mainspring Energy in Menlo Park is seeking a Materials and Process Engineer to scale production of the Linear Generator. You will lead material validation, develop cost-effective solutions, and collaborate with supply chain, quality, reliability, design and production teams.

The role emphasizes cross-functional work, validation across coatings, polymers, graphite, joining/welding, and performance-driven improvements, with base salary in the noted range plus pre-IPO stock options and benefits.