Senior Mechanical Engineer - Electrical Enclosures & Cables

Mainspring Energy, Inc.; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity through RSUs (pre-IPO)

Benefits

Job summary

Mainspring Energy, Inc is seeking Senior Mechanical Design Engineers focused on electrical enclosures and cables to improve functionality and system performance. You will lead from requirements through testing and release, shaping subsystems for reliability and manufacturability in a collaborative environment.

Ideal candidates have BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering with 8+ years experience, proven ownership of enclosure or cable design, and expertise in sheet metal, thermal modeling, and CAD tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution; Senior: BS + 8 years or MS + 6 years.
• Experience owning electrical enclosure and/or cable design from concept to launch.
• Strong sheet metal design for medium-volume production and CAD with design-for-manufacturability.
• Solid understanding of electrical engineering principles and thermal modeling, and integrating them into larger system designs.
• Experience with SolidWorks and PDM; CFD/FEA experience a plus.
• Ability to influence design decisions and coordinate with teams to achieve successful outcomes.
• Passion for creating innovative and cost-effective solutions to enable large-scale deployment of zero-carbon energy technologies.

Responsibilities

• Involved in brainstorming and technical review sessions to develop innovative solutions for subsystems.
• Ownership of design, optimization, and execution of electrical hardware, balancing cost, safety, and reliability.
• Collaborate with reliability and test teams to validate systems and components for fast iteration cycles.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to deploy new designs into production meeting performance and manufacturability requirements.
• Development of electrical hardware, including requirements development, prototyping, testing, iteration, and tooling.

Skills

Electrical enclosure design ownership

Sheet metal design

Thermal modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

PDM

CFD/FEA

Job description

Mainspring Energy, Inc is seeking Senior Mechanical Design Engineers focused on electrical enclosures and cables to improve functionality and system performance. You will lead from requirements through testing and release, shaping subsystems for reliability and manufacturability in a collaborative environment.

Ideal candidates have BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering with 8+ years experience, proven ownership of enclosure or cable design, and expertise in sheet metal, thermal modeling, and CAD tools