
Mainspring Energy
Mainspring Energy builds fuel-flexible linear generators that provide onsite, low-emissions electric power for utilities, data centers, and large enterprises. The privately held company, founded in 2010 and based in Menlo Park, CA, began commercial shipments in 2020 and now has hundreds of megawatts in development and field operations. It sells and deploys generator systems and partners with energy leaders such as AEP, NextEra Energy Resources, and Schneider Electric.
Open Positions at Mainspring Energy
4 open positions
Lead the architecture of software test and automation infrastructure for Mainspring’s real-time embedded energy systems. This senior staff role combines hardware-in-the-loop validation, deep failure analysis, and strategic coverage of safety-critical controls and multi-fuel dynamics.
Build and scale automated testing systems for complex hardware/software power-generation products, spanning cloud, networking, IoT, controls, simulations, and algorithms. This role leads test architecture, system validation, failure analysis, and risk-based coverage.
Build and validate commercial-grade site control software that integrates Mainspring’s Linear Generators with microgrids, DERs, and utility-scale power systems. This Staff-level individual contributor role combines industrial control programming, SCADA/HMI development, protocol implementation, and rigorous hardware-in-the-loop testing.
Lead the architecture of software test and automation infrastructure for Mainspring’s real-time embedded energy systems. This staff-level role combines automation leadership, hardware/software integration testing, and deep failure analysis to ensure utility-scale safety and reliability.