Staff Electrical Engineer — Inverter and Grid Integration

Job overview

The Staff Electrical Engineer role is onsite at Mainspring Energy’s headquarters in Menlo Park, CA. The annual salary range is $181,000–$213,000, adjusted to reflect local market conditions and employee experience. Mainspring manufactures fuel-flexible, low-emissions local power solutions. The engineer owns selection, integration, configuration, and performance of commercial off-the-shelf inverters used in the Linear Generator System. The role advances power delivery and customer-system integration through architecture, qualification testing, grid compliance, and cross-functional design reviews.

What you'll do

• Lead selection, sizing, and configuration of industrial grid-interactive inverters
• manage corrective and preventive action investigations and technical escalations involving grid stability and power quality
• architect power delivery topologies and microgrid integration strategies
• develop qualification testing and integration for power system architectures
• lead cross-functional design reviews to align performance, safety, and manufacturability.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

staff electrical engineer

inverter integration

grid integration

power systems

microgrids

power quality

grid stability

linear generator

menlo park ca

mainspring energy

$181k–$213k

onsite

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Pre-IPO stock options and benefits.

Why this role

Technical leadership in inverter integration, microgrids, grid-edge compliance, and high-voltage power systems.

About the employer

Mainspring Energy is hiring for this role. Industry: Motor and Generator Manufacturing. Sector: 33.