Mainspring Energy
Senior Director of Industrialization
Menlo Park, CA · Director
Sponsorship not specified$210k-$247kDetected 8 days ago
Product ManagementSupply ChainProcess ImprovementERPMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringTest AutomationLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationOrganizational SkillsLean Manufacturing
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.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Lead Mainspring's industrialization strategy from prototype through volume production.
- Collaborate with executive leadership on capacity planning, capital investments, organizational growth, and long-term manufacturing strategy.
- Build, develop, and mentor leaders across NPI, Manufacturing Engineering, Test Engineering, Technical Documentation, and Engineering Change Management.
- Lead organizational design, workforce planning, and capability development across the industrialization organization.
- Own industrialization performance metrics and drive improvements in product quality, manufacturing readiness, launch execution, capacity/throughput, budget, Capex tracking, and cost including scrap/waste reduction and efficiency gains
- Drive cross-functional execution to ensure successful product launches that meet quality, cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
- Partner with Product Engineering to drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Test (DFT) initiatives.
- Partner with internal manufacturing operations and external manufacturing partners to develop scalable production strategies and global industrialization capabilities.
- Ensure manufacturing processes, test systems, and documentation support world-class product quality, reliability, and customer outcomes.
- Drive operational excellence through process standardization, automation, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in manufacturing, NPI, industrialization, product operations, or production engineering.
- 10+ years of experience leading managers and multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
- Experience scaling manufacturing operations in high-growth technology and industrial product companies.
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
- Experience with PLM, ERP, MES, and quality management systems.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business.
- Experience in energy systems, industrial equipment, automotive, aerospace, or other complex hardware industries.
- Experience working with contract manufacturers and global supply chains.
- Familiarity with automated production equipment, controls systems, and industrial software.
- Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification.
- Experience scaling operation remotely from live or sit.
- 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.
Compensation
- Experience managing annual operating plans, capital investment strategies, and organizational growth.
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