Senior Applications Engineer - Control and Automation
Mainspring Energy
About this role
The Senior Applications Engineer will support Mainspring’s Project Delivery team by owning automation and controls implementation for multi-generator linear generator deployments. The role centers on translating project requirements into robust control architectures and documentation for complex energy projects. It also serves as a technical escalation point for commissioning and operations teams, ensuring reliable performance from deployment through commercial operation. This position contributes to improving the company’s controls code base and advancing generator functionality for resilient, clean power solutions.
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About Mainspring Energy
mainspringenergy.comMainspring Energy designs and deploys modular Linear Generators that deliver flexible onsite power at any scale and can run on a variety of fuels. Their systems target capacity, resilience, and cost needs for use cases like backup power, distributed generation, and hybrid renewable-plus-storage microgrids. Customers choose Mainspring for its fuel‑agnostic, scalable hardware and focus on reliable, cost‑effective local generation and grid support.
Recent company news
Mainspring Energy to supply generators for Tennessee biogas energy project
4 days ago
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2 weeks ago
Khosla-Backed Mainspring Raises $258M for Data Center Power
Apr 15, 2025
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May 30, 2025
Mainspring Energy's $174M Pittsburgh factory faces delay due to DOE grant uncertainty
Sep 4, 2025
About Mainspring Energy
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$109k – $148k
per year
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