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# Senior Executive Assistant at Mainspring Energy

- **Company:** Mainspring Energy
- **Location:** Menlo Park, CA
- **Compensation:** $128k–$150k
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/mainspringenergy/c6952ef2-2135-444f-9ca2-29398e448030

## Job description

## About Mainspring

Mainspring Energy manufactures and delivers fuel-flexible, low-emissions local power solutions that rapidly add new capacity and deliver reliable, affordable, and sustainable electric power. 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 also partners with global energy leaders including AEP, NextEra Energy Resources, Schneider Electric, and more. The core values that ground our work, guide our decisions, and connect us together: Pragmatic Optimism Excellence without Ego Proactive Collaboration

Job Overview We are seeking a highly proactive, detail-oriented, and adaptable Senior Executive Assistant to provide high-level administrative, operational, and strategic support to members of our Executive Leadership Team. Reporting directly to the SVP, People Operations, this role will initially support the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and General Counsel, and will expand to two additional executives.

In this role, you will act as a trusted operational partner, force multiplier, and active collaborator across the business. Operating in a fast-paced environment, you will work closely with other Executive Assistants to foster an open, aligned, and collaborative administrative network. The ideal candidate anticipates needs before they arise, exercises exceptional judgment, and manages complex schedules, travel, and confidential communications with seamless precision and diplomatic tact.

## Key Responsibilities

Executive & Calendar Management

- Complex Scheduling: Manage, align, and balance complex calendars for supported executive leaders, proactively resolving scheduling conflicts and optimizing their daily time

- Meeting Preparation: Prepare detailed briefing materials, agendas, background research, and presentations ahead of leadership meetings, board discussions, and external partner interactions

- Confidential Communications: Screen and prioritize incoming requests and communications; draft professional correspondence and navigate highly sensitive or confidential inquiries with complete discretion, tact, and diplomacy

Travel & Expense Coordination

- Travel Logistics: Coordinate complex, multi-leg domestic and international travel arrangements, including flights, accommodation, ground transportation, itineraries, and travel documentation

- Expense Management: Track, compile, and reconcile monthly expense reports and credit card statements in full alignment with company finance policies

Administrative Partnership & Collaboration

- EA Network Collaboration: Partner closely with other Executive Assistants across the organization to ensure seamless cross-functional alignment, shared best practices, coverage support, and cohesive communications across all executive functions

- Operational & Project Support: Drive or assist with special administrative initiatives, leadership projects, and executive-led programs from kickoff through execution

- Cross-Functional Connection: Build strong, collaborative relationships across teams (People Ops, Finance, Legal, Operations) to keep internal workflows transparent and information moving smoothly

## Qualifications & Requirements

- Experience: 7+ years of experience supporting executive leadership (C-suite, General Counsel, VP level), ideally within a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Reporting Structure: Experience reporting into HR/People Operations while partnering across multiple senior executive stakeholders
- Work Arrangement: Ability and willingness to work a hybrid schedule (on-site 4 days/week in our Menlo Park,CA office)
- Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Google Workspace; experience with expense platforms (e.g., Concur, Ramp, Brex) and project management platforms (e.g., Asana, Notion)
- Communication & Discretion: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; absolute integrity and mature judgment when handling confidential financial, legal, and personnel matters
- Collaboration & Problem-Solving: Strong team-player orientation with a track record of building positive relationships with fellow EAs, internal teams, and external stakeholders under fast-paced conditions

## Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, HR, Communications, or a related field
- Experience supporting Finance and/or Legal executive functions
- Background in coordinating hybrid leadership retreats, offsites, or company-wide events

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. At Mainspring, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, flexible, and collaborative environment, so if you want to help us transition the world to clean and affordable electricity, and don’t meet all posted requirements for a particular role, we’d still love to hear from you. 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.

## About Mainspring Energy

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Mainspring Energy designs and manufactures fuel-flexible linear generators that provide low-emission, dispatchable onsite power for utilities, data centers, and industrial customers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series F)
- **Headquarters**: Menlo Park, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Shannon Miller

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Electric Power Generation
- Target customers: B2B – utilities, data center developers, enterprise, industrial
- Mission statement: "Redefining how local power is delivered to capacity constrained companies and communities" – enabling clean, reliable, and fuel-flexible power.

## Products & Services
- **[Linear Generator (LGen)]**: A flameless, fuel-flexible generator that converts gaseous fuels (natural gas, biogas, hydrogen, propane) into electricity with near-zero NOx emissions. Modular (0.25 MW per unit), fast-ramping (0-100% dispatchable), 46% electrical efficiency (LHV). Standardized 2.5 MW configuration (10 units). Suitable for grid-parallel or grid-independent operation, microgrids, and balancing renewables.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metrics**: Annual revenue $117M (latest fiscal year); total funding $813M; 407 employees
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: General Catalyst (led Series F, 2025, $258M), Lightrock (led Series E, 2022, $140M), BloombergNEF (grant), and others.
- **Growth Signals**: Powering the largest U.S. EV truck charging depot; >1 GW of capacity trusted by Fortune 500 companies and utilities; headcount growing +3.4% YoY; job postings up +121.4% YoY (62 active openings); recently expanded into data center market.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Fuel Flexibility**: Single generator can seamlessly switch between natural gas, RNG, hydrogen, and propane without hardware retrofits.
- **Near-Zero Emissions**: <1.5 ppm NOx (0.05 lb/MWh) – meets stringent air quality standards.
- **Dispatchability**: 0-100% load following, grid-independent operation, capable of firming renewables.
- **Low Maintenance**: Only two moving parts, no oil changes, modular design reduces downtime.
- **High Efficiency**: 46% electrical efficiency (LHV) across all scales.
- **Fast Deployment**: Factory-built, skid-mounted units enable rapid installation.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling manufacturing and deployment to meet growing demand from data centers and utilities.
- Advancing hydrogen and biogas compatibility to support long-term decarbonization.
- Expanding standardized 2.5 MW configurations to lower installed cost and accelerate timelines.
- Building a diverse, cross-disciplinary team to drive innovation in power generation.

## Why Work Here
- Culture of inclusion, respect, and collaboration across engineering, operations, and field teams.
- Emphasis on growth: "We invest in your growth because progress requires people who keep getting better."
- Hybrid/Remote options: headquarters in Menlo Park, manufacturing facilities, and remote field service roles.
- Active hiring across engineering (mechanical, electrical, software), operations, supply chain, and field service.
- Competitive salary ranges (e.g., Engineer ~$107k, Controls Engineer ~$109k, Manufacturing Engineer ~$91k) plus benefits.
- Diverse talent origins from Tesla, Stanford, Apple, SunPower, and other top clean energy companies.

## Sources
1. [mainspringenergy.com/company](https://www.mainspringenergy.com/company)
2. [mainspringenergy.com/careers](https://www.mainspringenergy.com/careers)
3. [jobs.lever.co/mainspringenergy](https://jobs.lever.co/mainspringenergy)
4. [linkedin.com/company/mainspringenergy](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mainspringenergy)
5. [mainspringenergy.com/product](https://www.mainspringenergy.com/product)

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