Staff Technical Program Manager, Software Engineering

About Mainspring

Mainspring Energy manufactures and delivers fuel-flexible, low-emissions local power solutions that rapidly add new capacity and deliver reliable, affordable, and sustainable electric power. The company began commercial shipments of its Mainspring Linear Generators in 2020 and today has hundreds of megawatts in advanced development and field operations for leading Fortune 500 companies, data centers, and utilities. Mainspring also partners with global energy leaders including AEP, NextEra Energy Resources, Schneider Electric, and more.

The core values that ground our work, guide our decisions, and connect us together:

• Pragmatic Optimism
• Excellence without Ego
• Proactive Collaboration

Job Overview

Key Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or an equivalent technical field
• 10+ years of experience in technical program management, specifically managing software development projects for complex hardware products in integrated environments (e.g., energy, automotive, mechatronics)
• Technical Fluency: Ability to understand technical debates between Electrical, Software, and Controls engineers well enough to adjudicate priority and technical trade-offs
• Full Lifecycle Mastery: Proven expertise in managing projects throughout the entire SDLC, including investigation, design, execution, and delivery to market. Ability to manage the feedback loop between development and real-world performance
• Delivery Leadership & Accountability: Act as the single point of accountability for delivery decisions, executive reporting, and cross-team communication. You are responsible for aligning diverse functional groups to ensure the program meets its commitments
• Process Governance & Change Management: Demonstrated capability as a change agent, identifying and delivering process changes that accelerate time-to-market while driving organizational consistency and efficiency
• Communication: Exceptional executive presence; capable of moving seamlessly between high-level roadmap presentations and deep-dive bug triage with engineering teams
• Hand-off & Collaboration: Experience partnering with DevOps/Release Management functions to transition validated code into deployment pipelines. You focus on the readiness of the software; you rely on the Release Management team to define the mechanics of fleet delivery
• Software Process & Tooling: Deep familiarity with software development processes and proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Gantt charts, risk matrices, Smartsheet, Jira)
• Cross-Functional Orchestration & Communication: Strong track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects with the ability to maintain a big-picture focus and provide clear, well-structured, and concise communication tailored to each stakeholder audience

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.

In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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.

Compensation: USD 151,400 – 178,000 per year salary