Mainspring Energy

Senior Manager, PLM Engineering Tools & Systems

Menlo Park, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$174k-$205kDetected 77 days ago

SalesforceSupply ChainERPSolidWorksCATIAAltiumCadenceMechanical DesignLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

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.
This role is a Hybrid role at Mainspring's Headquarters in Menlo Park, CA.
Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to positions unless they meet every listed requirement.

Responsibilities

Business Ownership: Own PLM as a cross-functional business program, ensuring it supports company priorities across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Field Service.
Roadmap Development: Define and maintain the PLM roadmap, aligning system capabilities and process improvements to business needs, scale requirements, and product lifecycle priorities.
Leadership Alignment: Drive alignment across functional leaders on priorities, decisions, process standards, and investment needs related to PLM and connected engineering systems ( Colab, SolidWorks, Altium 365 ).
Process Design: Partner with stakeholders to design and improve end-to-end lifecycle processes spanning eBOM, mBOM, Service BOM, engineering change management, configuration management, and traceability.
Change Management: Lead organizational adoption of new PLM workflows, standards, and ways of working
System Partnership: Work closely with the PLM technical lead to translate business priorities into system requirements, feature releases, enhancements, and integration needs.
Change Management: Lead organizational adoption of new PLM workflows, standards, and ways of working; ensure the right teams are engaged early and that changes are durable.
Connected Systems Alignment: Help drive alignment across PLM, ERP, WMS, MES, and Salesforce FSM or other downstream systems that depend on accurate product and configuration data.
Requirements Definition: Write clear business requirements, user stories, and operating needs for developers, administrators, and implementation partners.
Adoption & Training: Support stakeholder readiness, communication, and training for PLM process updates, new capabilities, and role expectations.

Requirements

Ability to translate business needs into structured requirements, process definitions, operating models, and implementation plans.
Communication & Influence: Strong communication skills and executive presence, with the ability to influence without direct authority and align technical and business stakeholders.
PLM Expertise: Deep understanding of PLM principles and lifecycle processes, including eBOM, mBOM, Service BOM, engineering change management, release processes, configuration management, and product traceability.
Engineering & Operations Fluency: Strong understanding of how physical products are designed, built, changed, and maintained in the field.
Ability to connect engineering intent to manufacturing execution and service outcomes.
System Knowledge: Experience working with PLM platforms such as Enovia / 3DEXPERIENCE, SolidWorks, CATIA, and connected enterprise systems such as ERP, MES, WMS, and service platforms.
Leadership: Proven track record of leading a team and complex, cross-functional business programs that require stakeholder alignment, prioritization, governance, and process change.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to work seamlessly across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, service, and IT teams.
Engineering & Operations Fluency: Strong understanding of how physical products are designed, built, changed, and maintained in the field. Ability to connect engineering intent to manufacturing execution and service outcomes.
Requirements & Process Design: Ability to translate business needs into structured requirements, process definitions, operating models, and implementation plans.
Mindset: High intellectual curiosity, strong learning orientation, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while building practical, scalable solutions.
Success looks like
Clear Ownership: PLM is operated as a well-defined business program with clear governance, accountable owners, and aligned cross-functional priorities.
Practical Roadmap Execution: The company has a credible, sequenced PLM roadmap that balances operational needs with long-term scale.
Strong Adoption: Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Service teams are using PLM-driven processes consistently and effectively.

Nice to have

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field preferred
mechanical engineering background strongly preferred.

Compensation

Leadership is aligned on priorities, tradeoffs, and resource needs, and PLM work is driven by clear business objectives rather than reactive requests.
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.
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.

Benefits

Mainspring can sometimes be flexible enough to

Company info

The company has a credible, sequenced PLM roadmap that balances operational needs with long-term scale.

Equal opportunity

In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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