--- title: 'Staff Power Systems Site Integration Engineer at Mainspring Energy' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/staff-power-systems-site-integration-engineer-mainspring-energy-remote-ad1s0terv790' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-18' --- # Staff Power Systems Site Integration Engineer at Mainspring Energy - **Company:** Mainspring Energy - **Location:** Remote - **Compensation:** $135k–$159k - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-10-14 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/mainspringenergy/e9688912-29c2-4b76-82c8-6be7e6d4de07 ## 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 Site Integration Engineers report to the Project Engineering Manager within the Project Delivery department. A key enabler of Mainspring’s mission is the ability of its team to deliver solutions based on our linear generator technology that solve customer problems in the cross-section of resiliency and clean power supply. The project engineering team provides the technical expertise, guidance, and support to deploy linear generators into the field efficiently—building customer confidence and enabling future scalability. This role owns site-level readiness after construction is complete, ensuring that all mechanical, electrical, control, and communication systems are fully integrated, validated, and ready to transition into commissioning and operation. Generator commissioning is performed by a separate team; this role ensures the site is ready for it. Acting as the technical integration authority on site, this role bridges engineering design intent and real-world system operation. ## Responsibilities This role will be responsible for: - Interpreting technical project details, including scopes of work, sequences of operation, control narratives, and engineering drawings (site plans, P&IDs, single-line, and three-line diagrams), and serving as the controls subject matter expert in design reviews - Verifying relay settings, meter configurations, and controller programming delivered by third-party integrators against approved settings files and design documents - Owning site readiness on assigned projects by validating installation quality and accuracy of balance-of-plant systems such as fuel, electrical, metering, protection relays, and communications; developing punch lists and driving issues to closure when discrepancies are found - Validating electrical and mechanical installations against drawings and specifications by witnessing and/or reviewing results of checks such as wiring and termination verification, grounding, insulation resistance and continuity testing, phase rotation, and electrical acceptance test (NETA) reports; and equipment setting and anchoring, gas piping pressure and leak tests, purging, ventilation and exhaust, and fuel regulator setup - Configuring equipment and verifying functional readiness of site-level control and communication systems prior to energization, including troubleshooting industrial communication networks (e.g., Modbus TCP/IP, EtherNet/IP, Profibus, OPC-UA) - Supporting integration with customer PLC/SCADA/HMI platforms (e.g., Ignition, SEL RTAC, Siemens WinCC, AVEVA Wonderware, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Schneider EcoStruxure) for system monitoring and control - Coordinating handoff to the generator commissioning team, confirming all site-level prerequisites are complete before units are started, and keeping project stakeholders updated on readiness status and next steps - Planning Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) and system-level validation, defining acceptance criteria for customer and utility witness testing, and confirming that as-built operation matches design intent - Supporting Permission to Operate (PTO) by compiling documentation based on utility requirements and building an accurate submission package for the Interconnection team to issue to the utility - Owning site QA/QC documentation and ensuring systems are fully validated and ready for turnover to operations and the customer - Establishing repeatable processes, including ready-for-commissioning and ready-for-testing checklists, lookahead dashboards, SAT templates, equipment configuration and how-to guides, site procedures, etc - Travelling to project sites as needed to confirm readiness and perform necessary testing Job Qualifications and Experience - B.S. degree in Electrical, Controls, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline. Equivalent field experience may be substituted - 5+ years in pre-commissioning, site commissioning, field applications, or controls engineering on power generation, battery storage, solar, microgrid, or industrial facility projects - Experience configuring, integrating, and troubleshooting devices and platforms such as: - Protective relays and automation controllers: SEL (relays, RTAC), GE Multilin, Beckwith, or ABB. - Revenue and power quality meters: SEL-735, Schneider ION, GE kV2c, or Itron - PLCs: Allen-Bradley ControlLogix/CompactLogix, Siemens S7, or Schneider Modicon - SCADA/HMI: Ignition, Siemens WinCC, AVEVA (Wonderware), or Rockwell FactoryTalk View - Working knowledge of industrial communication protocols (Modbus TCP/IP, EtherNet/IP, Profibus, OPC-UA, DNP3) and OT networking - Ability to interpret single-line and three-line diagrams, P&IDs, control narratives, and sequences of operation - Understanding of balance-of-plant systems, including fuel/gas, low- and medium-voltage electrical, metering, protection, and communications, with the ability to read construction plan sets and acceptance test reports and a working knowledge of NEC and NFPA 37/54 - Experience planning and documenting Site Acceptance Testing and supporting utility witness testing for PTO - Familiarity with field safety practices and energization standards and procedures (e.g., NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout), including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures and arc flash hazard awareness - Strong analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to safely use standard electrical test equipment (multimeters, phase rotation meter, network cable/fiber tester, power quality analyzers) in an active construction or live-plant environment - Strong documentation and communication skills, and comfortable coordinating contractors, integrators, and customers on site - Self-directed, with an ownership mindset and enthusiasm for building repeatable processes within a growing team 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. 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