Mainspring Energy
Staff Supplier Quality Engineer - Special Processes
Menlo Park, CA · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$136k-$160kDetected 42 days ago
AuditingSupply ChainGD&TCollaboration
About the role
- 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.
- As we transition from development into volume manufacturing, supplier quality is a critical lever.
- This is a senior individual contributor role with real accountability and real scope.
Requirements
- The Ideal Candidate
- You have successfully launched into volume production complex components and assemblies using advanced quality planning through product development, prototype into mass production
- You can thrive in structured and unstructured environments and are not dissuaded at the prospect of making hard decisions about what is important and urgent against a backdrop of limited resources
- You have effectively used your background in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) per ANSI Y14.5 to interpret manufacturing drawings and make independent disposition decisions.
- You have working knowledge of advanced measurement systems including CMM and laser scanning
- You have used data collection, analysis, and dashboarding to inform effective decision making
- You have a working knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100 or IATF 16949 quality management system requirements
- 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.
- 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.
Nice to have
- Automotive, aerospace, or industrial power generation background preferred
Compensation
- welding, coating, heat treatment, cladding, thermal spray, electronics/PCBA manufacturing or precision machining at the level of auditing supplier process controls, reviewing process FMEAs, and approving PPAPs.
- Automotive, aerospace, or industrial power generation background preferred
- You have used data collection, analysis, and dashboarding to inform effective decision making
- You have a working knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100 or IATF 16949 quality management system requirements
- You have coached or mentored less experienced quality engineers and are comfortable being the person others come to when the problem is hard or the answer is not in the playbook
- Qualifications
Benefits
- Mainspring can sometimes be flexible enough to
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