Mainspring Energy
Staff Controls & Automation Engineer
Menlo Park, CA · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$146k-$185kDetected 98 days ago
PythonMATLABCode ReviewProject ManagementRoboticsPLCMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringControlsLeadershipCollaborationMentoringSCADA
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 involves architecting intelligent manufacturing systems and managing them through feasibility assessments and production.
Responsibilities
- System Leadership and Scaling: Lead the design, development, and deployment of control systems, ensuring they are scalable for the manufacturing environment
- External Collaboration and Quality Assurance: Directly engage with external contractors, system integrators, and equipment vendors to engineer and build automated equipment.
- You must collaborate with both internal and external teams to guarantee adherence to equipment standards
- Proven capacity to collaborate with external contractors and equipment vendors for the design, build, installation, and commissioning of future manufacturing automation
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of control systems, ensuring they are scalable for the manufacturing environment
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience in automation
- 7 - 15 or more years of hands-on experience with control systems within an industrial automation or manufacturing equipment environment
- Extensive, practical experience in PLC programming and troubleshooting, with proficiency in Beckhoff (required),Codesys,Schneider Electric, Allen Bradley
- Demonstrated expertise in supporting existing automated manufacturing equipment or production lines, including in-line troubleshooting of electrical systems, control panels, field devices, and safety interlock circuits
- Robust practical electrical troubleshooting proficiencies, encompassing the ability to read, interpret, and review electrical schematics, diagrams, and blueprints
- Experience independently executing and supporting SCADA/HMI systems (such as Ignition Perspective, Siemens WinCC, or Rockwell FTView ME)
- 15 or more years of hands-on experience with control systems within an industrial automation or manufacturing equipment environment
Nice to have
- Experience configuring Operational Technology (OT) networks (e.g., managed network switches) and functional safety programming (e.g., ProfiSafe, CIP Safety, or FANUC)
- Experience with advanced programming languages (Python, MATLAB), and version control software for the extraction of insights and the implementation of system control modifications
- 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.
- In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Compensation
- 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.
Benefits
- Experience integrating robotics (e.g., FANUC) and vision systems (e.g., Keyence and Cognex)
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