Supplier Development Engineer, R&D
Full Time
Menlo Park, CA 94025
$115,000 - $178,000 a year
Posted
Job description
Supplier Development Engineer, R&D
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 local, scalable, and , fuel-flexible power to help accelerate the transition to the net-zero carbon grid.
The unique combination of attributes offered by Mainspring’s linear generator enables applications on both the commercial and utility sides of the meter for the $816B global electricity equipment market. We serve a wide range of Fortune 500 customers across markets and industries as well as top-tier utilities and other gridside providers.
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.
Mainspring is based in Menlo Park and has partnered with top-tier investors and utilities such as Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, NextEra, and American Electric Power. More information can be found at www.mainspringenergy.com.
Responsibilities
We are looking for a high energy individual with exceptional attention to detail and with a high level of San Francisco Bay Area mechanical supplier knowledge. This Supplier Development Engineer position provides critical support to the Mainspring Energy CTO (Chief Technical Officer) and R&D Engineering Teams to increase the velocity of R&D iteration of initial concepts on our next generation products. Come be a true contributor and make a difference.
- Manage/improve the selection process for suppliers in an R & D environment
- Develop relationships and maintain quick turn Bay Area mechanical suppliers
- Develop quick turn R&D supply chain processes/improvements that will conform to Mainspring Supply Chain practices and procedures when making decisions concerning negotiating, sourcing, and contracting for all goods and services purchased for R&D efforts
- Drive Supply Chain efforts with R&D teams
- Proactively resolve risk issues from long lead raw material, capacity, sole source, and other constraints that arise in the design phase within the Supply Chain
- Handle associated RFQs (Requests for Quote) against requirements
- Negotiate best alignment agreements with suppliers to drive “quick turn” responses. This may include capacity reservation and time + material relationships
- Communicate and negotiate with suppliers while ensuring specification and quality standards are met
- Drive schedule speed, recovery and corrective action as needed
- Assist with a wide array of additional functions as necessary within rapid growth R&D environment
- Review business aspects of requisition and provide advice as subject matter expert.
- Support/develop process/procedures to ensure any suppliers supporting past the R&D phase meet Approved Vendor Listing (AVL) requirements
- Work with Finance and Legal to ensure any contracts align with Federal, State and Local laws
- Track and manage all associated R&D blanket agreements/PO/Contracts
- Liaise between stakeholders such as the Supply Chain Team, Finance, Quality, Engineering, etc.
- Develop paths to keep R&D costs managed
Qualifications
- 5 - 10 years’ experience managing local San Francisco Bay Area mechanical supplier relationships, parts manufacture, and agreements
- 5 – 10 years’ experience buying at a senior level
- BS in Engineering
- Supply Chain R&D experience
- Sense of urgency, with the ability to work well under pressure
- Great project management and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to back up conclusions with data
- Time management skills, with the ability to separate the important tasks from the noise
- Proficiency to analyze quotes to determine the overall best offer for a product/service, including supplier past performance, capability, capacity, and financial stability
- Experience with service contracts, contractors, sub-contractors, etc.
- Process improvement mind-set and experience
- Possess a valid “Real ID” driver’s license, and clean driving record
- Actual machining and mechanical manufacturing experience a plus
The Bay Area salary for this role is $115k-$178k base + pre-IPO stock options + benefits. This position is on-site in Menlo Park, CA. The salary will be adjusted based on the experience of the employee. (#Mogul)
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