Mainspring Energy
NPI - New Product Introduction
SeniorManufacturingEngineer-DFM
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“Senior Manufacturing Engineer - DFM at Mainspring Energy. Skills: Design for Manufacturability, DFM/DFX, Tolerance analysis, Assembly processes. Partner with Mechanical Design Engineers. Translate product concepts”
Industry & Context.
First-principles thinking; Root cause analysis
15% international travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's or Master's degree, 5+ years experience, Proficiency in CAD tools, GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis, 2D drawing creation, Datum strategy, Precision assembly experience, Influencing product design experience, Designing assembly processes experience, Scaling from prototype to production experience
Nice to Have
PFMEA, 8D, DOE familiarity, Process capability familiarity, GR&R familiarity, Assembly technologies familiarity
What You'll Do.
Partner with Mechanical Design Engineers
Translate product concepts
Drive DFM/DFX initiatives
Convert assembly process learnings
Influence product design decisions
Challenge product design decisions
Develop assembly equipment
Perform tolerance analysis
Support detailed 2D drawing creation
Support early validation
Define functional sequences
Own transition of assembly processes
Plan production processes
Validate production processes
Support factory layout
Support capacity planning
Support continuous improvement
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Mechanical Design Engineers; Quality; Supply Chain; Operations
Full Job Description
## Description Company Overview Mainspring Energy is revolutionizing power generation with the world’s most flexible and adaptable local power generation technology, the Mainspring Linear Generator. Commercial, industrial, and utility leaders are choosing Mainspring over traditional options like engines, turbines, and fuel cells to quickly and reliably deliver local power for EV charging, commercial facilities, data centers, and grid-scale operations. The Mainspring Linear Generator is fuel flexible, ramps up and down to meet demand, and utilizes a flameless reaction with near-zero NOx emissions. Backed by top-tier investors including Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, American Electric Power, Lightrock, and General Catalyst Mainspring designs, manufactures and delivers its products to customers across the U.S. today, and we’re quickly scaling for international expansion. Inspired by our vision of the affordable, reliable, net-zero carbon grid, Mainspring is rapidly expanding within the $816B global electricity equipment market, and we’re hiring the best talent to meet growing customer demand around the globe. We welcome a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and talents to bring fresh perspectives and ongoing innovation to our customers. We are looking to build relationships with people who share our values: Pragmatic Optimism. Building a new category of world-class power generation requires the optimism of ambition and creativity, balanced with practicality to solve problems efficiently. The challenges that arise are opportunities for growth. Excellence without Ego. We bring expertise and commitment to creating the best customer experience, from sales to deployment and service, just as we apply deep technical rigor to building and delivering world-class products. We strive for excellence and behave as leaders with the humility to acknowledge our challenges, both collectively and as individual contributors. Proactive Collaboration. The integration and cross-discipli
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