Pcb design engineer company overview driven by our vision of the affordable, reliable, net-zero carbon grid of the future, mainspring has developed a new category of power generation — the linear generator — that delivers onsite, fuel-flexible power to help accelerate the transition to the future gridThe unique combination of attributes offered by mainspring’s linear generator enables applications on both the customer and utility sides of the meter for the $750b global electricity equipment marketMainspring began pilot customer installations in 2020 and plans its full commercial launch in 2021 with fortune 100 customers and partnerships with top-tier utilitiesWe are looking to build relationships with people who share our values:
Pragmatic optimismBuilding a new category of world-class power generation requires the optimism of ambition and creativity, balanced with practicality to solve problems efficientlyThe challenges that arise are opportunities for growth.
Excellence without egoWe 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 productsWe strive for excellence and behave as leaders with the humility to acknowledge our challenges, both collectively and as individual contributors.
Proactive collaborationThe integration and cross-disciplinary nature of mainspring’s business requires intentionally seeking out others who bring different skills, perspectives, and prioritiesOur culture of inclusion and respect extends beyond our team to interactions with our partners and customers.
Mainspring is based in menlo park and is backed by top-tier venture and strategic investors such as khosla ventures, bill gates, american electric power, and centrica innovationsMore information can be found at www.mainspringenergy.comResponsibilities mainspring is seeking an experienced pcb layout engineer to improve our layout resources, manage shared component libraries, and help design the next release of our custom circuit boardsIn this role, you will work closely with electrical engineers to capture schematics, layout boards following standard processes, participate in design for manufacturing (dfm) and design for testing (dft) improvements with our contract manufacturer, and release designs to be builtQualifications
Experience reading schematics and an understanding basic electronic circuits
3-5 years of experience working in altium designer with multiple projects from schematic through layout to complete output files used in manufacturing
Experience managing shared component libraries using altium vault or git revision control
Understanding of the pcb layout process and knowledge of ipc standards
Detail oriented with good communication skills
Pcb design engineer additional qualifications: excellent electronics design fundamentals; ability to take concept level design details and select components to produce a schematic
