Sustaining Controls Engineer

Overview

The Sustaining Controls Engineer will play a crucial role in the success of our product automatically and reliably fulfilling customers' electricity demand. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to diagnose and resolve issues, differentiate between mechanical, electrical, and software-related problems, and document solutions to increase product reliability and reduce maintenance needs. This position is ideal for a multidisciplinary engineer who enjoys working on complex systems and has a keen eye for detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage, document, and resolve fleet issues ensuring clear communication and follow-up on resolutions and improving the process
• Diagnose root causes of system issues, distinguishing between mechanical, electrical, and software-related problems
• Categorize, systematize, and address gaps in automated system behavior
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide technical support and enhance system behavior
• Debug and troubleshoot existing control algorithms to improve system performance and reliability
• Analyze and understand C++ code to interpret behavior
• Implement fixes to field issues in C++ code, and test them in simulation and laboratory environments
• Adjust feature designs to address field issues
• Use Python for data analysis, scripting, and system diagnostics
• Tune control gains and calibrate systems, documenting the process for future reference
• Identify and address gaps in system performance, ensuring continuous improvement
• Support reliability and manufacturing testing, contributing to the system's life cycle maintenance

Qualifications

• Experience in successful root cause analysis of complex software-mechatronic systems
• Driven and self-directed systems-thinker responsible for creating or improving effective sustaining engineering processes
• Excellent communicator with demonstrated collaboration across multidisciplinary teams
• Degree in mechanical or electrical engineering with controls focus
• 2-5 years of experience

Additional information

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.

Pay and benefits

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.