Mainspring Energy

Senior Mechanical Commodity Manager

Menlo Park, CA, US

In-personFull time roleSenior Level

3 months ago

About the Job

Company Overview

Mainspring Energy is revolutionizing power generation with the world’s most flexible and adaptable onsite power generator, the Mainspring Linear Generator. Commercial, industrial, and utility leaders are choosing Mainspring over traditional options like engines, turbines, and fuel cells to quickly and reliably deliver local power for EV charging, commercial facilities, data centers, and grid-scale operations. The Mainspring Linear Generator is fuel flexible, ramps up and down to meet demand, and utilizes a flameless technology with near-zero NOx emissions.

Backed by top-tier investors such as Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, American Electric Power, and Lightrock, Mainspring designs, manufactures and delivers its products to customers across the U.S. today, and we’re quickly scaling for international expansion.

Inspired by our vision of the affordable, reliable, net-zero carbon grid, Mainspring is rapidly expanding within the $816B global electricity equipment market, and we’re hiring the best talent to meet growing customer demand around the globe. We welcome a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and talents to bring fresh perspectives and ongoing innovation to our customers.

We are looking to build relationships with people who share our values:

Pragmatic Optimism. Building a new category of world-class power generation requires the optimism of ambition and creativity, balanced with practicality to solve problems efficiently. The challenges that arise are opportunities for growth.

Excellence without Ego. We bring expertise and commitment to creating the best customer experience, from sales to deployment and service, just as we apply deep technical rigor to building and delivering world-class products. We strive for excellence and behave as leaders with the humility to acknowledge our challenges, both collectively and as individual contributors.

Proactive Collaboration. The integration and cross-disciplinary nature of Mainspring’s business requires intentionally seeking out others who bring different skills, perspectives, and priorities. Our culture of inclusion and respect extends beyond our team to interactions with our partners and customers.

More information can be found at www.mainspringenergy.com

Job Overview

Mainspring is rapidly advancing production scaling for their Linear Generators, necessitating a Senior Mechanical Commodity Manager to lead supply chain development. This role focuses on sourcing qualified, cost-effective industrial mechanical component suppliers globally, including CNC machining, castings, forgings, sheet metal, mechanical assembly, thermal spray coatings (such as Atmospheric Plasma Spray or High-Velocity Air-Fuel), heat-treated parts and weldments. Leveraging existing supplier knowledge and collaboration with cross-functional teams, the Senior Commodity Manager optimizes costs and ensures quality and schedules. Key responsibilities encompass crafting a sourcing strategy for cost efficiency, business continuity, compliance, and quality, while driving supply chain metrics and nurturing supplier relationships.

This pivotal position involves negotiating contracts, leading strategic initiatives, and establishing a global sourcing strategy to secure a consistent supply aligned with demand. Collaboration with various teams to integrate product features into designs is crucial. Additionally, the role requires overseeing Design for Manufacturability (DFM) projects, conducting cost analysis, and evaluating processes for quality and cost efficiency.

Responsibilities

Cultivate supplier relationships for reliable and aligned supply
Identify new manufacturing partners globally and promote supply chain diversity
Negotiate contracts for quality, delivery, and cost adherence
Strategize and execute product-focused supply chain plans
Set and monitor quality, delivery, and policy standards with suppliers
Manage relationships for cost-effective, dependable supply of complex components
Optimize pricing and vendor strategies across component lifecycles
Enhance quality and cost efficiency through collaborative process evaluation
Drive cost improvements and efficiency through DFM and should-cost analysis
Perform comprehensive cost analyses for managed commodities
Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams for effective design integration and continuous improvement

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or related field, including Supply Chain
Over 15 years of global sourcing experience in mechanical components within a supply chain organization, demonstrating proficiency in supplier evaluation, contract negotiation, and global supply base management
Experience in lean manufacturing and automated assembly processes; Six Sigma and LEAN Certification a plus
In-depth knowledge of multiple mechanical assembly and manufacturing processes
Demonstrated expertise in achieving favorable pricing through negotiation and building strong supplier relationships
Proficient in developing Master Service Agreements (MSAs) independently, showcasing strong organizational and negotiation skills

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 the Company

Mainspring Energy

Menlo Park, CA, USA

251-500

<p class="text-steel f-b1 md-max:mb-d">At Mainspring we believe the fastest path to the net-zero carbon grid is vastly increasing the amount of solar and wind power while building a supporting clean energy system that ensures affordability and multi-day, cross-season resilience. Getting there requires flexible, scalable, local technologies that can adapt to the shifting grid landscape – including the transition from natural gas to renewable fuels like biogas, green ammonia, and green hydrogen.</p> <div> <p class="text-steel f-b1">The Mainspring Linear Generator delivers an unmatched level of flexibility for the transition ahead. It’s local so you can site where power is needed, it’s dispatchable so you can ramp up and down to complement renewables, and it’s fuel-flexible so you can operate on the cleanest fuels available today and in the future. Our products are already at work at Fortune 500 customer sites, accelerating the arrival of the net-zero carbon grid.</p> </div>

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