Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.
Our first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As a Mechanical Engineer, you will design, develop, and validate cutting-edge medium-voltage power electronics systems. You will design a wide range of associated parts and assemblies using a first principles design approach. Your role will involve performing a variety of tasks, including CAD, analysis, prototyping, testing, and hands-on work. You will collaborate closely with electrical, test, and manufacturing engineering teams, as well as external suppliers. You will own your designs from concept through high-volume production.
Design mass-manufacturable parts and assemblies for power converters, such as enclosures, plastics, heatsinks, insulators, transformers, connectors, PCBAs, bolted joints, and adhesive joints
Own parts and assemblies from initial concept to high volume production
Design with a first principles approach, optimizing parts through analysis (e.g. structural, thermal, tolerance)
Create 3D designs and 2D drawings using CATIA V6/3DX
Perform hands-on work such as prototyping and testing
Collaborate with different engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and reliability teams, as well as external partners and suppliers
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or similar
4+ years of full-time industry experience
Demonstrated exceptional ability designing mechanical parts or assemblies
Demonstrated exceptional ability working with 3D CAD (bonus if there is experience with CATIA V6/3DX)
Strong engineering fundamentals including a basic understanding of electronics
Experience designing electromechanical parts or assemblies
Experience with high volume manufacturing and processes such as fastening, sheet metal bending, stamping, injection molding, diecasting, extruding, and dispensing
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Experience designing power electronics converters
Experience with PCBAs, connectors, fuses, and other electronic components
Experience with FEA, CFD, multi-physics modeling, or associated software (Ansys, MATLAB, Python, Simulink, StarCCM, etc.)
Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis
Experience with reliability and validation testing, as well as DFMEAs
Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) and controlled release processes
Experience with medium voltage (34.5kV) or grid-related products, such as converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, insulation, and shielding
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $120,000 to $190,000 per year.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT \n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nAs a Mechanical Engineer, you will design, develop, and validate cutting-edge medium-voltage power electronics systems. You will design a wide range of associated parts and assemblies using a first principles design approach. Your role will involve performing a variety of tasks, including CAD, analysis, prototyping, testing, and hands-on work. You will collaborate closely with electrical, test, and manufacturing engineering teams, as well as external suppliers. You will own your designs from concept through high-volume production.\n\n \n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Design mass-manufacturable parts and assemblies for power converters, such as enclosures, plastics, heatsinks, insulators, transformers, connectors, PCBAs, bolted joints, and adhesive joints\n\n - Own parts and assemblies from initial concept to high volume production\n\n - Design with a first principles approach, optimizing parts through analysis (e.g. structural, thermal, tolerance)\n\n - Create 3D designs and 2D drawings using CATIA V6/3DX\n\n - Perform hands-on work such as prototyping and testing\n\n - Collaborate with different engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and reliability teams, as well as external partners and suppliers\n\n\n \n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.\n\n \n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS \n\n - Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or similar\n\n - 4+ years of full-time industry experience\n\n - Demonstrated exceptional ability designing mechanical parts or assemblies\n\n - Demonstrated exceptional ability working with 3D CAD (bonus if there is experience with CATIA V6/3DX)\n\n - Strong engineering fundamentals including a basic understanding of electronics\n\n - Experience designing electromechanical parts or assemblies\n\n - Experience with high volume manufacturing and processes such as fastening, sheet metal bending, stamping, injection molding, diecasting, extruding, and dispensing\n\n - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills\n\n - Ability to work independently and as part of a team\n\n - Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail\n\n\n \n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience designing power electronics converters\n\n - Experience with PCBAs, connectors, fuses, and other electronic components\n\n - Experience with FEA, CFD, multi-physics modeling, or associated software (Ansys, MATLAB, Python, Simulink, StarCCM, etc.)\n\n - Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis\n\n - Experience with reliability and validation testing, as well as DFMEAs\n\n - Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) and controlled release processes\n\n - Experience with medium voltage (34.5kV) or grid-related products, such as converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, insulation, and shielding\n\n \n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything Heron Power.\n\n\n\nHeron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. 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We aim to de-bottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.
Our first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems—with a strong bias toward hands-on execution and learning by doing.
High-reliability products are built on high-quality test infrastructure.
As the Hardware Test Automation Engineer – Power Electronics, you will build the automated hardware test infrastructure that allows us to validate and ship at scale—from PCBA-level functional circuit testing through subsystem validation, end-of-line system testing and all the way to test systems developed for high volume manufacturing of low-voltage electronics and high-power converter assemblies.
You will architect and deliver complete automated test cells that integrate power hardware, instrumentation, control software, and data pipelines into reliable, repeatable production and engineering tools.
This role owns the lifecycle loop from:
test requirements → coverage strategy → test architecture → fixture/bench design → automation software → deployment → sustainment → regression and continuous improvement.
If you like turning “we need a test” into a working system that engineering and manufacturing can depend on, this role will feel like home.
Test Strategy & Architecture (PCBA → System → EOL)
Define functional test coverage for PCBAs, subsystems, and full systems.
Architect test solutions balancing coverage, cycle time, cost, and maintainability.
Partner with design engineering to drive Design-for-Test (DFT): test points, boundary scan, firmware testing , and observability.
Define regression strategy to prevent re-learning the same lessons across builds and firmware releases.
Establish pass/fail criteria grounded in real system performance and reliability goals.
High-Power / High-Voltage Bi-Directional Converter Testers
Design and deliver automated bi-directional converter testers for AC/DC and DC/DC systems capable of source and sink operation.
Architect high-power test cells including bidirectional AC/DC sources, regenerative loads, grid simulators (as needed), HV measurement chains, contactors and protection systems, interlocks and safe operating procedures, grounding strategy.
Implement automated test sequences for power cycling, efficiency mapping, transient response, fault injection, protection validation.
Ensure high-voltage testing is safe, repeatable, and production-ready.
Test Hardware & Fixture Development
Design and build PCBA functional fixtures (bed-of-nails, pogo, interface boards), harness and connector validation fixtures, subsystem and system-level interface racks, and fault-injection rigs.
Specify and integrate instrumentation including power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, DMMs, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, CAN/Ethernet/RS-485 tools, and sensors.
Deliver stations that are robust, safe, maintainable, and scalable.
Debug, Yield & Continuous Improvement
Drive rapid debug loops when tests fail.
Improve test observability and diagnostic resolution.
Own station version control, calibration, uptime, and software releases.
Partner with manufacturing to improve yield, reduce escapes, and accelerate learning loops.
Close the loop with design and reliability teams.
What Makes This Role Different
You will build the automated tester capability from the ground up.
Real breadth: PCBA functional → engineering validation → high-power HIL → end-of-line testing → production.
Direct ownership of high-voltage, high-energy automated test systems.
High agency and high slope — the testers you build directly determine how fast we can iterate and ship.
We prioritize first-principles thinking, practical skill, ownership, and a proactive mindset. We care as much (or more) about how you work as what you already know.
We calibrate seniority based on demonstrated results, depth, and ownership — not keywords.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience in designing and delivering automated test setups for high-voltage / high-power systems.
Strong fundamentals in circuits and instrumentation.
Hands-on experience with scopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, and digital interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART).
Demonstrated ownership of a test system from concept through deployment and sustainment.
Ability to work cross-functionally and drive issues to closure.
Experience with bi-directional AC/DC or DC/DC power sources and regenerative loads.
Experience with HIL development or embedded firmware validation infrastructure.
Experience with PCBA manufacturing functional test and yield improvement.
Familiarity with production traceability systems and calibration discipline.
Experience developing test systems for medium-voltage or high-power converter products.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power. Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $130,000 to $189,000 per year.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to de-bottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems—with a strong bias toward hands-on execution and learning by doing.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nHigh-reliability products are built on high-quality test infrastructure.\n\nAs the Hardware Test Automation Engineer – Power Electronics, you will build the automated hardware test infrastructure that allows us to validate and ship at scale—from PCBA-level functional circuit testing through subsystem validation, end-of-line system testing and all the way to test systems developed for high volume manufacturing of low-voltage electronics and high-power converter assemblies.\n\nYou will architect and deliver complete automated test cells that integrate power hardware, instrumentation, control software, and data pipelines into reliable, repeatable production and engineering tools.\n\nThis role owns the lifecycle loop from:\n\ntest requirements → coverage strategy → test architecture → fixture/bench design → automation software → deployment → sustainment → regression and continuous improvement.\n\nIf you like turning “we need a test” into a working system that engineering and manufacturing can depend on, this role will feel like home.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\nTest Strategy & Architecture (PCBA → System → EOL)\n\n - Define functional test coverage for PCBAs, subsystems, and full systems.\n\n - Architect test solutions balancing coverage, cycle time, cost, and maintainability.\n\n - Partner with design engineering to drive Design-for-Test (DFT): test points, boundary scan, firmware testing , and observability.\n\n - Define regression strategy to prevent re-learning the same lessons across builds and firmware releases.\n\n - Establish pass/fail criteria grounded in real system performance and reliability goals.\n\nHigh-Power / High-Voltage Bi-Directional Converter Testers\n\n - Design and deliver automated bi-directional converter testers for AC/DC and DC/DC systems capable of source and sink operation.\n\n - Architect high-power test cells including bidirectional AC/DC sources, regenerative loads, grid simulators (as needed), HV measurement chains, contactors and protection systems, interlocks and safe operating procedures, grounding strategy.\n\n - Implement automated test sequences for power cycling, efficiency mapping, transient response, fault injection, protection validation.\n\n - Ensure high-voltage testing is safe, repeatable, and production-ready.\n\nTest Hardware & Fixture Development\n\n - Design and build PCBA functional fixtures (bed-of-nails, pogo, interface boards), harness and connector validation fixtures, subsystem and system-level interface racks, and fault-injection rigs.\n\n - Specify and integrate instrumentation including power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, DMMs, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, CAN/Ethernet/RS-485 tools, and sensors.\n\n - Deliver stations that are robust, safe, maintainable, and scalable.\n\nDebug, Yield & Continuous Improvement\n\n - Drive rapid debug loops when tests fail.\n\n - Improve test observability and diagnostic resolution.\n\n - Own station version control, calibration, uptime, and software releases.\n\n - Partner with manufacturing to improve yield, reduce escapes, and accelerate learning loops.\n\n - Close the loop with design and reliability teams.\n\nWhat Makes This Role Different\n\n - You will build the automated tester capability from the ground up.\n\n - Real breadth: PCBA functional → engineering validation → high-power HIL → end-of-line testing → production.\n\n - Direct ownership of high-voltage, high-energy automated test systems.\n\n - High agency and high slope — the testers you build directly determine how fast we can iterate and ship.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe prioritize first-principles thinking, practical skill, ownership, and a proactive mindset. We care as much (or more) about how you work as what you already know.\n\nWe calibrate seniority based on demonstrated results, depth, and ownership — not keywords.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent practical experience.\n\n - Experience in designing and delivering automated test setups for high-voltage / high-power systems.\n\n - Strong fundamentals in circuits and instrumentation.\n\n - Hands-on experience with scopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, and digital interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART).\n\n - Demonstrated ownership of a test system from concept through deployment and sustainment.\n\n - Ability to work cross-functionally and drive issues to closure.\n\n\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience with bi-directional AC/DC or DC/DC power sources and regenerative loads.\n\n - Experience with HIL development or embedded firmware validation infrastructure.\n\n - Experience with PCBA manufacturing functional test and yield improvement.\n\n - Familiarity with production traceability systems and calibration discipline.\n\n - Experience developing test systems for medium-voltage or high-power converter products.\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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We aim to de-bottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.
Our first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems—with a strong bias toward hands-on execution and learning by doing.
High-reliability products are built on high-quality manufacturing and test infrastructure.
As an Electrical Engineer – Manufacturing Test, you will help develop the hardware, fixtures, and test solutions that ensure our products can be built, validated, and shipped at scale. Working closely with design engineers, manufacturing partners, and external fixture vendors, you will support the development and deployment of production test systems for PCBAs, subsystems, and integrated products.
This role sits at the intersection of electrical engineering, manufacturing, and product development. You will gain hands-on experience developing test fixtures, supporting Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT) initiatives, troubleshooting hardware issues, and helping bring new products from prototype through production.
If you enjoy understanding how products are built, tested, and scaled into manufacturing, this role will feel like home.
Support the development of functional test coverage for PCBAs, subsystems, and production systems.
Review schematics, PCB layouts, and manufacturing documentation to define test requirements and validation plans.
Partner with design engineers to improve Design-for-Test (DFT) and Design-for-Manufacturability (DFM), including test points, diagnostics, firmware validation, and observability.
Help establish pass/fail criteria grounded in product performance, reliability, and manufacturing requirements.
Participate in engineering validation, production qualification, and end-of-line (EOL) test activities.
Design, modify, and support electrical test fixtures for PCBA validation and production testing.
Collaborate with external fixture vendors to develop and deploy manufacturing test solutions.
Support the development of bed-of-nails fixtures, interface boards, harness validation fixtures, and other production test hardware.
Specify, integrate, and troubleshoot instrumentation including oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, and communication interfaces.
Help deliver test stations that are reliable, maintainable, safe, and scalable.
Support board bring-up, hardware validation, and root-cause analysis of electrical issues.
Drive rapid debug loops when tests fail.
Improve test observability and diagnostic resolution.
Partner with manufacturing, quality, and engineering teams to improve yield, reduce escapes, and accelerate learning cycles.
Support pilot builds, NPI activities, and production ramps.
Generate manufacturing documentation, test procedures, and engineering change requests.
Support fixture maintenance, calibration, and continuous improvement efforts.
Help close the loop between manufacturing, design, and reliability teams.
Contribute to improving test coverage, manufacturing efficiency, and product quality over time.
Work across the full manufacturing test lifecycle: PCBA validation → subsystem testing → end-of-line production.
Gain hands-on experience with test fixtures, automated test systems, and manufacturing operations.
Collaborate directly with design engineers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and fixture vendors.
Exposure to real-world DFM, DFT, NPI, and production scaling challenges.
High agency and high slope — the systems you help build directly influence product quality, manufacturing readiness, and how quickly we can ship.
We prioritize strong fundamentals, practical problem-solving, ownership, and a willingness to learn. We care as much about how you work as what you already know.
Ability to read and understand electrical schematics and PCB layouts.
Fundamental understanding of analog and digital circuits.
Familiarity with PCBAs and electronic manufacturing processes.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work cross-functionally and drive issues to closure.
Experience designing or debugging simple circuits.
Experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and other lab equipment.
Exposure to manufacturing test fixtures, production testing, or hardware validation.
Experience working with contract manufacturers, suppliers, or hardware vendors.
Familiarity with DFM, DFT, NPI, or PCBA manufacturing processes.
Experience with PCB design tools such as Altium, KiCad, Eagle, or similar.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power. Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $130,000 to $200,000 per year.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to de-bottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems—with a strong bias toward hands-on execution and learning by doing.\n\n \n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nHigh-reliability products are built on high-quality manufacturing and test infrastructure.\n\nAs an Electrical Engineer – Manufacturing Test, you will help develop the hardware, fixtures, and test solutions that ensure our products can be built, validated, and shipped at scale. Working closely with design engineers, manufacturing partners, and external fixture vendors, you will support the development and deployment of production test systems for PCBAs, subsystems, and integrated products.\n\nThis role sits at the intersection of electrical engineering, manufacturing, and product development. You will gain hands-on experience developing test fixtures, supporting Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT) initiatives, troubleshooting hardware issues, and helping bring new products from prototype through production.\n\nIf you enjoy understanding how products are built, tested, and scaled into manufacturing, this role will feel like home.\n\n \n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n\nTEST STRATEGY & DEVELOPMENT\n\n - Support the development of functional test coverage for PCBAs, subsystems, and production systems.\n\n - Review schematics, PCB layouts, and manufacturing documentation to define test requirements and validation plans.\n\n - Partner with design engineers to improve Design-for-Test (DFT) and Design-for-Manufacturability (DFM), including test points, diagnostics, firmware validation, and observability.\n\n - Help establish pass/fail criteria grounded in product performance, reliability, and manufacturing requirements.\n\n - Participate in engineering validation, production qualification, and end-of-line (EOL) test activities.\n\n\nTEST HARDWARE & FIXTURE DEVELOPMENT\n\n - Design, modify, and support electrical test fixtures for PCBA validation and production testing.\n\n - Collaborate with external fixture vendors to develop and deploy manufacturing test solutions.\n\n - Support the development of bed-of-nails fixtures, interface boards, harness validation fixtures, and other production test hardware.\n\n - Specify, integrate, and troubleshoot instrumentation including oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, and communication interfaces.\n\n - Help deliver test stations that are reliable, maintainable, safe, and scalable.\n\n\nPRODUCTION SUPPORT & DEBUG\n\n - Support board bring-up, hardware validation, and root-cause analysis of electrical issues.\n\n - Drive rapid debug loops when tests fail.\n\n - Improve test observability and diagnostic resolution.\n\n - Partner with manufacturing, quality, and engineering teams to improve yield, reduce escapes, and accelerate learning cycles.\n\n - Support pilot builds, NPI activities, and production ramps.\n\n\nCONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT\n\n - Generate manufacturing documentation, test procedures, and engineering change requests.\n\n - Support fixture maintenance, calibration, and continuous improvement efforts.\n\n - Help close the loop between manufacturing, design, and reliability teams.\n\n - Contribute to improving test coverage, manufacturing efficiency, and product quality over time.\n\n \n\n\nWHAT MAKES THIS ROLE DIFFERENT\n\n - Work across the full manufacturing test lifecycle: PCBA validation → subsystem testing → end-of-line production.\n\n - Gain hands-on experience with test fixtures, automated test systems, and manufacturing operations.\n\n - Collaborate directly with design engineers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and fixture vendors.\n\n - Exposure to real-world DFM, DFT, NPI, and production scaling challenges.\n\n - High agency and high slope — the systems you help build directly influence product quality, manufacturing readiness, and how quickly we can ship.\n\n \n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe prioritize strong fundamentals, practical problem-solving, ownership, and a willingness to learn. We care as much about how you work as what you already know.\n\n \n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Ability to read and understand electrical schematics and PCB layouts.\n\n - Fundamental understanding of analog and digital circuits.\n\n - Familiarity with PCBAs and electronic manufacturing processes.\n\n - Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.\n\n - Ability to work cross-functionally and drive issues to closure.\n\n \n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience designing or debugging simple circuits.\n\n - Experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and other lab equipment.\n\n - Exposure to manufacturing test fixtures, production testing, or hardware validation.\n\n - Experience working with contract manufacturers, suppliers, or hardware vendors.\n\n - Familiarity with DFM, DFT, NPI, or PCBA manufacturing processes.\n\n - Experience with PCB design tools such as Altium, KiCad, Eagle, or similar.\n\n \n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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Our first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
If you are passionate about technology, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and believe you have something to contribute to helping Heron Power achieve our goals, we would love to explore working together in roles that we might not be hiring for.
We make exceptions for exceptional people! Send us a cover letter outlining how you will contribute (list 3-5 areas) and what makes you exceptional (list 3-5 accomplishments), in addition to your resume.
Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
We are looking for a skilled Engineering Technician to support rapid prototyping, engineering builds, lab test setups and reworks across electrical, mechanical and electromechanical assemblies. This role is hands-on and essential to ensuring the reliability and quality of our product. You will lead the deployment of R&D lab processes and drive hands-on fabrication, assembly, test and troubleshooting of new products and product variants through all phases of the engineering lifecycle. Your technical and timely feedback to the engineering team is pivotal to drive product improvements and advancements with specific attention to safety, quality and reliability. This role is versatile in nature and welcomes innovative, outside-of-the-box thinking to drive excellence in our products.
Build, assemble and modify prototype units and sub-assemblies from engineering drawings, schematics and verbal instructions — spanning PCBA, mechanical, and electromechanical work
Fabricate and prepare test fixtures, wire harnesses and cable assemblies using hand tools, crimp tools, and soldering equipment
Set up, configure and operate lab test equipment and instrumentation for engineering validation, environmental testing and performance characterization
Perform mechanical fabrication tasks including drilling, cutting, grinding, bending and light sheet metal modification to support prototype and fixture builds
Tear down, diagnose and troubleshoot complex manufactured assemblies to identify failure modes and root causes
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including engineering, reliability, test and operations) to develop processes for prototype builds, test, failure mode identification and troubleshooting playbooks through various experimental setups and systems
Document learnings and failure modes, analyze data and communicate findings to cross-functional teams to drive product changes into future builds and execute incremental improvements
Maintain lab equipment, tooling, and test infrastructure in a state of good repair; support calibration and preventive maintenance schedules
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
Proven track record of hands-on technical assembly, fabrication, troubleshooting and diagnostic experience across electrical, mechanical or electromechanical systems
Experience in teardown, diagnostic and troubleshooting of complex manufactured assemblies
Familiarity and experience using hand and power tools (drills, saws, grinders), soldering/rework stations, and common lab equipment
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams and work instructions to translate designs into physical builds
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to navigate ambiguity and take complete ownership of change management through various product iterations and experiments
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., with frequent standing, walking and bending
Demonstrated strong electrical aptitude and experience with electronic assemblies and PCBAs
Experience with power electronics measurement equipment — oscilloscopes, multimeters, power analyzers, hipot testers
Experience building wire harnesses, cable assemblies, or wiring test setups for motor controls and instrumentation
3D Printing, CNC, Laser Cutting, Milling/Drilling, CATIA, SolidWorks experience a plus
Experience in PCB rework, sheet metal fabrication, or mechanical prototyping
IPC soldering certification (e.g., IPC-A-610, J-STD) a plus
Prior experience in an R&D, NPI or similar rapid-iteration environment preferred
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $35-55 per hour.
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You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems. \n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nWe are looking for a skilled Engineering Technician to support rapid prototyping, engineering builds, lab test setups and reworks across electrical, mechanical and electromechanical assemblies. This role is hands-on and essential to ensuring the reliability and quality of our product. You will lead the deployment of R&D lab processes and drive hands-on fabrication, assembly, test and troubleshooting of new products and product variants through all phases of the engineering lifecycle. Your technical and timely feedback to the engineering team is pivotal to drive product improvements and advancements with specific attention to safety, quality and reliability. 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Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power. \n\nHeron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $35-55 per hour. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As the Industrial Enclosures Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and delivering high-volume shipping-container-sized enclosures for power converters as part of a small, multidisciplinary engineering team. You will design a wide range of parts and assemblies using a first principles design approach. Your role will involve performing a variety of tasks, including CAD, analysis, prototyping, testing, and hands-on work. You will collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, test, and manufacturing engineers, as well as external suppliers. You will own your designs from concept through high-volume production.
Design mass-manufacturable parts and assemblies for large industrial enclosures, structural plastics, electrical insulators, seals, welded joints, riveted joints, bolted joints, and adhesive joints
Own parts and assemblies from initial concept to high volume production
Design with a first principles approach, optimizing parts through analysis (e.g. structural, tolerance)
Create 3D designs and 2D drawings using CATIA V6/3DX
Perform hands-on work such as prototyping and testing
Collaborate with different engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and reliability teams, as well as external partners and suppliers
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Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or similar
5+ years of full-time industry experience designing outdoor-rated industrial enclosures for electromechanical parts or assemblies
5+ years of full-time industry experience working with 3D CAD (bonus if there is experience with CATIA V6/3DX)
Strong engineering fundamentals including a basic understanding of electronics
Experience with high volume manufacturing and processes such as sheet metal bending, stamping, injection molding, diecasting, extruding, fastening, riveting, welding, and dispensing
Experience with ingress ratings and seals
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Experience with paintings and coatings
Experience with composites
Experience with PCBAs, connectors, fuses, and other electronic components
Experience with FEA, CFD, multi-physics modeling, or associated software (Ansys, MATLAB, Python, Simulink, StarCCM, etc.)
Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis
Experience with reliability and validation testing, as well as DFMEAs
Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) and controlled release processes
Experience with medium voltage (34.5kV) or grid-related products, such as converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, insulation, and shielding
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $120,000 to $190,000 per year.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT \n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\n \n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\n \n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. 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Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.\n\n \n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS \n\n - Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or similar\n\n - 5+ years of full-time industry experience designing outdoor-rated industrial enclosures for electromechanical parts or assemblies\n\n - 5+ years of full-time industry experience working with 3D CAD (bonus if there is experience with CATIA V6/3DX)\n\n - Strong engineering fundamentals including a basic understanding of electronics\n\n - Experience with high volume manufacturing and processes such as sheet metal bending, stamping, injection molding, diecasting, extruding, fastening, riveting, welding, and dispensing\n\n - Experience with ingress ratings and seals\n\n - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills\n\n - Ability to work independently and as part of a team\n\n - Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail\n\n\n \n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience with paintings and coatings\n\n - Experience with composites\n\n - Experience with PCBAs, connectors, fuses, and other electronic components\n\n - Experience with FEA, CFD, multi-physics modeling, or associated software (Ansys, MATLAB, Python, Simulink, StarCCM, etc.)\n\n - Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis\n\n - Experience with reliability and validation testing, as well as DFMEAs\n\n - Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) and controlled release processes\n\n - Experience with medium voltage (34.5kV) or grid-related products, such as converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, insulation, and shielding\n\n \n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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Our first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As a Senior Power Electronics Engineer, you will lead the design and development of high-power, grid-connected converter hardware. You will be part of a small, focused engineering team responsible for delivering robust and efficient power conversion systems from concept through production. Your work will span early-stage architecture, detailed circuit and system design, simulation, prototyping, validation, and product industrialization. You will collaborate cross-functionally with teams across firmware, mechanical, reliability, and manufacturing to ensure seamless integration and high performance. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, values ownership, and is passionate about advancing energy technology.
Architect, design, and deliver grid-tied power converters.
Own the full hardware development lifecycle—from requirements definition and modeling through schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, testing, validation, and manufacturing support.
Develop detailed electrical models of converter circuits and topologies to support performance analysis and design optimization.
Select power components, design protection circuitry, and ensure compliance with relevant safety and grid standards.
Collaborate closely with systems, mechanical, layout, firmware, reliability, and manufacturing teams to bring designs from concept to production at scale.
Drive innovation in power converter architectures to achieve industry-leading performance in efficiency, power density, and reliability.
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in the design, prototyping, testing, and industrialization of power converters.
Deep understanding of power electronics topologies, both theoretical and applied, including isolated and non-isolated architectures.
Proven experience with high-voltage semiconductor devices such as IGBTs, Si/SiC MOSFETs, and diodes, as well as design of gate drivers and sensing circuits.
Strong grasp of magnetic component design and selection—inductors, transformers—as well as capacitor types (film, ceramic, electrolytic) for high-voltage/high-frequency operation.
Solid understanding of switching behavior, semiconductor loss mechanisms, and experience with power loss and thermal modeling.
Proficient in schematic capture, simulation tools (SPICE, PLECS, LTspice, Simulink etc.), and familiar with lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and power analyzers.
Experience in PCB layout for power electronics, including strategies to reduce parasitics, improve thermal management, and ensure manufacturability and EMC compliance.
Working knowledge of product safety, reliability, and environmental standards for industrial applications.
Basic understanding of control systems and experience working with embedded firmware; familiarity with UL, CE, and grid interconnection standards (such as IEEE 1547, UL347A, etc.) relevant to power converters.
Work authorization in the United States
Experience designing or testing medium-voltage systems (e.g., 5kV–35kV), including insulation coordination, clearance/creepage, and partial discharge considerations.
Familiarity with grid-tied hardware such as medium-voltage converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, or protective relays.
Knowledge of insulation materials, shielding techniques, and arc flash mitigation for high-voltage systems.
Background in reliability engineering and accelerated life testing (HALT, HASS, FMEA) for power electronics.
Exposure to manufacturing processes for high-power assemblies (e.g., busbars, potting, conformal coating, HV connectors).
Hands-on experience with test automation using Python, LabVIEW, or embedded scripting for power hardware validation.
Participation in standards committees or familiarity with emerging grid codes and interconnect standards is a plus.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $120,000 to $200,000 per year.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT \n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\n\n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\n\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. 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We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.\n\n \n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS \n\n - Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.\n\n - Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in the design, prototyping, testing, and industrialization of power converters.\n\n - Deep understanding of power electronics topologies, both theoretical and applied, including isolated and non-isolated architectures.\n\n - Proven experience with high-voltage semiconductor devices such as IGBTs, Si/SiC MOSFETs, and diodes, as well as design of gate drivers and sensing circuits.\n\n - Strong grasp of magnetic component design and selection—inductors, transformers—as well as capacitor types (film, ceramic, electrolytic) for high-voltage/high-frequency operation.\n\n - Solid understanding of switching behavior, semiconductor loss mechanisms, and experience with power loss and thermal modeling.\n\n - Proficient in schematic capture, simulation tools (SPICE, PLECS, LTspice, Simulink etc.), and familiar with lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and power analyzers.\n\n - Experience in PCB layout for power electronics, including strategies to reduce parasitics, improve thermal management, and ensure manufacturability and EMC compliance.\n\n - Working knowledge of product safety, reliability, and environmental standards for industrial applications.\n\n - Basic understanding of control systems and experience working with embedded firmware; familiarity with UL, CE, and grid interconnection standards (such as IEEE 1547, UL347A, etc.) relevant to power converters.\n\n - Work authorization in the United States\n\n\n\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience designing or testing medium-voltage systems (e.g., 5kV–35kV), including insulation coordination, clearance/creepage, and partial discharge considerations.\n\n - Familiarity with grid-tied hardware such as medium-voltage converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, or protective relays.\n\n - Knowledge of insulation materials, shielding techniques, and arc flash mitigation for high-voltage systems.\n\n - Background in reliability engineering and accelerated life testing (HALT, HASS, FMEA) for power electronics.\n\n - Exposure to manufacturing processes for high-power assemblies (e.g., busbars, potting, conformal coating, HV connectors).\n\n - Hands-on experience with test automation using Python, LabVIEW, or embedded scripting for power hardware validation.\n\n - Participation in standards committees or familiarity with emerging grid codes and interconnect standards is a plus.\n\n\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.
Our first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads like datacenters to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As an electronics design engineer, you will be responsible for architecting, designing, and integrating the low voltage electrical system within high-performance power converters to meet reliability, EMC, and safety requirements. You will define cabinet-level electrical architecture, manage harnessing and interconnects, and ensure proper distribution of power, signals, and control across subsystems. Your work will span the full product lifecycle—from concept development and component selection to schematic capture, validation, and support through production.
Own the full hardware development lifecycle—from requirements definition and modeling through schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, testing, validation, and manufacturing support.
Define and implement the low voltage electrical architecture for cabinet-based systems, including cabinet microprocessors, power supplies, power distribution, interconnects, and signal processing and routing.
Select appropriate LV components such as microcontrollers, interface circuits, fuses, relays, contactors, terminal blocks, and power supplies based on system requirements and reliability targets.
Create system block diagrams, schematics, and harness documentation to support cross-functional development and manufacturing.
Ensure electrical interface integrity across PCBs, sensors, actuators, and communication buses (e.g., CAN, RS-485, Ethernet, LV analog/digital I/O).
Collaborate with mechanical teams on enclosure layout, cable routing, shielding, and grounding strategies for EMI/EMC performance.
Support validation and bring-up of LV systems during prototype and production builds, including DVT and integration testing.
Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards such as UL, CE, and IEC for low voltage systems.
Coordinate with firmware, test, and manufacturing teams to ensure proper system behavior, integration, and serviceability.
We’re open to candidates with both mid and senior-career experience. Scope and responsibilities will scale with the right candidate.
Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
2+ years of experience in low voltage electrical system design, including cabinet-level LV system architecture and component designs, ideally in energy, automotive, or industrial control applications.
Strong knowledge of cabinet-level LV power distribution and signal architecture.
Experience selecting and integrating LV components (relays, fuses, terminal blocks, etc.) for multi-voltage systems (e.g., 12V, 24V, 48V).
Familiarity with harness design, connector systems, and creating electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
Understanding of EMC best practices and grounding/shielding techniques.
Proficiency with electrical CAD tools (e.g., Altium).
Hands-on experience with debugging, testing, and validating electrical systems using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and similar tools.
Experience with manufacturing processes, including design for manufacturability (DFM), volume production, and development of manufacturing test procedures and test equipment.
Experience with LV systems in high-voltage environments
Familiarity with fieldbus communication protocols like CAN or industrial ethernet.
Knowledge of control cabinet UL/IEC compliance and wire derating, spacing, and thermal considerations.
Experience in creating wiring harnesses and managing cable assemblies with third-party suppliers.
Exposure to cross-functional design with firmware and mechanical engineering teams.
Experience with failure mode analysis and root cause investigations of LV electrical systems.
Knowledge of safety-critical system design, including interlocks and redundant controls.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The base salary for this role ranges from $110,000 to $130,000 per year.
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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
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Employ manufacturing processes such as fastening, sheet metal bending, stamping, injection molding, diecasting, extruding, and dispensing
Design with a first principles approach, optimizing parts through analysis (e.g. structural, thermal, tolerance)
Create 3D designs and 2D drawings using CATIA V6/3DX
Perform hands-on work such as prototyping and testing
Collaborate with different engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and reliability teams, as well as external partners and suppliers
Own parts and assemblies from initial concept to high volume production
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field (and will maintain student status throughout the duration of the internship)
Strong history of designing mechanical parts or assemblies through individual or group projects (recommend showcasing examples of past work with a website or PDF portfolio)
Proficiency with at least one 3D CAD program (bonus if there is experience with CATIA V6/3DX)
Strong engineering fundamentals including a basic understanding of electronics
Familiarity with a first principles design approach
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Prior internship, co-op, or research experience in mechanical design or validation.
Experience with high volume manufacturing and processes such as fastening, sheet metal bending, stamping, injection molding, diecasting, extruding, and dispensing
Experience with PCBAs, connectors, fuses, and other electronic components
Experience designing outdoor-rated industrial enclosures
Experience with FEA, CFD, multi-physics modeling, or associated software (Ansys, MATLAB, Python, Simulink, StarCCM, etc.)
Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis
Experience with reliability and validation testing, as well as DFMEAs
Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) and controlled release processes
Experience with medium voltage (34.5kV) or grid-related products, such as converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, insulation, and shielding
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As a Staff/Senior Staff Compliance Engineer, you will drive and manage the full product safety and compliance lifecycle across our product portfolio. This role is responsible for leading compliance strategy from early engagement in codes and standards development through certification, market launch, and ongoing sustaining improvements. You will lead the responsibility for identifying all regulatory and technical hurdles Heron’s products must clear on the path to global market. Then, in collaboration with the design engineering team, will demonstrate Heron's products meet or exceed all requirements, achieve all certifications, and successfully enter target markets.
Research, interpret, and apply compliance from UL, IEC, IEEE, NEC, ISO, and other regulatory bodies to inform Heron’slink path to successful listing for each product and new market entry.
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Debug failures and drive design solutions in collaboration with engineering design teams
Establish and manage high-performance partnerships with NRTLs to achieve timely certification.
Define and maintain client test data acceptance programs with NRTLs to accelerate compliance program execution.
Proactively manage business risk by monitoring evolving standards, engaging with AHJs and utilities.
Represent the company in industry codes and standards development activities, proactively influencing emerging requirements and translating them into actionable product and engineering guidelines
Contribute to thought leadership through white papers, participation in utility hearings, and regional codes and standards activities.
Mentor and guide junior engineers while establishing best practices, tools, and scalable compliance processes.
Develop capital and operating expenses forecast for compliance operations
Develop infrastructure planning aligning with product roadmap
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize candidates with a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
Master’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or equivalent
7+ years’ experience in regulatory and compliance certification for solar, wind, battery or other power electronics products
Deep understanding and familiarity with relevant UL/IEC/EN, IEEE, and ISO standards and how they inform the design and certification process of grid-connected power electronics systems
Experience with manufacturing processes and material selection for high-power assemblies (e.g., busbars, potting, conformal coating, HV connectors).
Experience developing DFMEA, PFMEA and HARA for complex hardware design and manufacturing environment
Experience of participating in product-relevant standards committees
Development experience of cybersecurity program for utility connected equipment
Functional safety requirements and procedures integration into Software and Firmware development
Ability to thrive in ambiguity, relying on your first principles engineering experience to identify creative solutions to hard problems.
Capability to remain engaged, proactive, and positive under pressure, owning assignments and taking full accountability
Effective communicator and negotiator with excellent attention to detail.
Hands on experience designing and operating test equipment and data acquisition systems, such as oscilloscopes, power and spectrum analyzers, data loggers, etc.
Familiarity with grid-tied hardware such as medium-voltage converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, or protective relays.
Experience designing or testing medium-voltage systems (e.g., 1.5kV–35kV), including insulation coordination, clearance/creepage, and partial discharge considerations.
Hands-on experience with test automation using Python, LabVIEW, or embedded scripting for power hardware validation.
Working experience of UL1741, UL 347a, IEC 62109-1, IEC 62109-2, IEC 62040, IEC 62477, UL 9540, UL 1998, UL 840, UL 2891, UL5500, IEEE 1547, IEEE 2800
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $160,000 to $220,000 per year.
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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
Job Overview
As Heron Power’s Supplier Industrialization Engineer, you will take ownership of supplier development and quality management across our supplier network. In this pivotal role, you’ll collaborate closely with the Head of Supply Chain as well as senior leaders from design engineering, NPI, reliability and manufacturing to drive strategic supplier partnerships.
You will ensure the technical success of Heron’s supply chain, overseeing supplier performance and implementing supplier quality systems. This is a vital role for expanding and strengthening our supply base and offers significant potential for advancement into a leadership position.
How You Will Contribute
Develop Heron’s supplier capabilities through technical capability assessments and manufacturing process improvement initiatives.
Lead supplier qualification to ensure sustained high-quality, cost-effective, and timely delivery of critical components and assemblies.
Facilitate clear communication of technical requirements between suppliers and Heron’s GSM, design and manufacturing teams.
Drive supplier DFM reviews, assembly stack-up tolerance analysis and ensure assembly processes can meet design requirements
Contribute to the evaluation of new or alternative materials for improved design, manufacturability, or cost reduction.
Identify and drive cost reduction activities by utilizing process, material optimization, and yield improvements
What You Will Bring
We’re open to early to mid-career candidates with or without leadership experience. Scope and responsibilities will scale with the right candidate.
Must Have Requirements
5-7 years of experience in supplier development and/or supplier quality
BS degree in electrical, mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering, or demonstrable equivalent experience and exceptional ability.
In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes related to mechanical, electrical (including PCB and PCBA), or electro-mechanical components and assemblies.
Skilled in performing detailed drawing reviews, tolerance stack-ups, metrology, and statistical data analysis techniques including SPC, DOE, and sampling plans.
Comprehensive understanding of quality management systems and standards such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949, APQP, and PPAP.
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice
Nice to Haves
Prior experience in manufacturing and/or process engineering focused on power semiconductors, injection molding, stamping, sheet metal fabrication, PCBA processes, or top level assembly lines.
Ability to read engineering drawings, with a good understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
Experience with ERP and PLM tools to support BOM control, change management, factory quality, and supplier reporting.
Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, JMP, Minitab, etc.)
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The base salary range for the role is from $160,000 to $220,000.
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You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\nJob Overview\n\nAs Heron Power’s Supplier Industrialization Engineer, you will take ownership of supplier development and quality management across our supplier network. In this pivotal role, you’ll collaborate closely with the Head of Supply Chain as well as senior leaders from design engineering, NPI, reliability and manufacturing to drive strategic supplier partnerships.\n\nYou will ensure the technical success of Heron’s supply chain, overseeing supplier performance and implementing supplier quality systems. This is a vital role for expanding and strengthening our supply base and offers significant potential for advancement into a leadership position.\n\nHow You Will Contribute\n\n - Develop Heron’s supplier capabilities through technical capability assessments and manufacturing process improvement initiatives.\n\n - Lead supplier qualification to ensure sustained high-quality, cost-effective, and timely delivery of critical components and assemblies.\n\n - Facilitate clear communication of technical requirements between suppliers and Heron’s GSM, design and manufacturing teams.\n\n - Drive supplier DFM reviews, assembly stack-up tolerance analysis and ensure assembly processes can meet design requirements\n\n - Contribute to the evaluation of new or alternative materials for improved design, manufacturability, or cost reduction.\n\n - Identify and drive cost reduction activities by utilizing process, material optimization, and yield improvements\n\nWhat You Will Bring\n\nWe’re open to early to mid-career candidates with or without leadership experience. Scope and responsibilities will scale with the right candidate.\n\nMust Have Requirements\n\n - 5-7 years of experience in supplier development and/or supplier quality\n\n - BS degree in electrical, mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering, or demonstrable equivalent experience and exceptional ability.\n\n - In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes related to mechanical, electrical (including PCB and PCBA), or electro-mechanical components and assemblies.\n\n - Skilled in performing detailed drawing reviews, tolerance stack-ups, metrology, and statistical data analysis techniques including SPC, DOE, and sampling plans.\n\n - Comprehensive understanding of quality management systems and standards such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949, APQP, and PPAP.\n\n - Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice\n\nNice to Haves\n\n - Prior experience in manufacturing and/or process engineering focused on power semiconductors, injection molding, stamping, sheet metal fabrication, PCBA processes, or top level assembly lines.\n\n - Ability to read engineering drawings, with a good understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing\n\n - Experience with ERP and PLM tools to support BOM control, change management, factory quality, and supplier reporting.\n\n - Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, JMP, Minitab, etc.)\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.\n\nHeron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
Heron Power develops advanced power electronics systems to modernize and scale electrical energy infrastructure. As a Power Magnetics Engineer Intern, you will support the design, validation, and characterization of magnetic components used in high-efficiency, high-power, and medium-voltage converter systems.
Magnetic components play a critical role in determining converter performance, efficiency, thermal behavior, and electromagnetic compatibility. In this role, you will work closely with power electronics engineers to validate inductors, transformers, planar magnetics, magnetic current sensors, and EMI filtering components used in high-frequency, resonant, and multi-level converters. You will help characterize magnetic performance, analyze electromagnetic behavior, and correlate experimental measurements with analytical and simulation models.
This role provides hands-on experience working with real power converter hardware and magnetics, supporting engineering efforts from early prototype evaluation through system-level validation.
Support the validation and characterization of medium-voltage magnetic components including inductors, transformers, planar magnetics, magnetic current sensors, and common-mode chokes
Assist in developing and executing test plans to evaluate magnetic performance, including inductance, loss, saturation, thermal behavior, and insulation integrity
Perform laboratory measurements using oscilloscopes, impedance analyzers, LCR meters, power analyzers, and thermal measurement tools
Analyze switching waveforms to evaluate magnetic performance within power converter systems
Support EMI/EMC validation efforts, including evaluation of common-mode chokes and filtering components
Assist with electromagnetic modeling and FEA simulations to analyze magnetic fields, losses, and parasitic effects
Help evaluate PCB layout and physical implementation to identify parasitic inductance, capacitive coupling, and EMI-related issues
Assist in building, assembling, and modifying prototype magnetic components and test fixtures
Collect, analyze, and document experimental data and compare results with design expectations and simulation models
Collaborate with power electronics, mechanical, and layout engineers to support magnetics integration and performance optimization
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative.
Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field
Strong fundamentals in power electronics, including switching converter operation
Understanding of electromagnetic and magnetic component fundamentals
Familiarity with inductors, transformers, and magnetic materials
Hands-on laboratory experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, or similar test equipment
Experience with circuit simulation tools such as LTspice, PLECS, or equivalent
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work in a hands-on hardware development environment
Experience testing or characterizing magnetic components
Familiarity with planar magnetics or PCB-integrated magnetics
Experience with electromagnetic simulation tools such as ANSYS Maxwell, FEMM, or COMSOL
Familiarity with EMI/EMC fundamentals and filtering techniques
Understanding of parasitic inductance, capacitance, and high-frequency effects in power converters
Familiarity with medium-voltage design considerations
Experience working with magnetic core materials such as ferrite, nanocrystalline, amorphous, or powder cores
Understanding of insulation coordination, creepage and clearance, and partial discharge considerations
Experience with laboratory instruments such as impedance analyzers or power analyzers
Familiarity with wide-bandgap devices such as SiC or GaN
Experience with MATLAB or Python for data analysis
Strong interest in power electronics and energy systems
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
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You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nHeron Power develops advanced power electronics systems to modernize and scale electrical energy infrastructure. As a Power Magnetics Engineer Intern, you will support the design, validation, and characterization of magnetic components used in high-efficiency, high-power, and medium-voltage converter systems.\n\nMagnetic components play a critical role in determining converter performance, efficiency, thermal behavior, and electromagnetic compatibility. In this role, you will work closely with power electronics engineers to validate inductors, transformers, planar magnetics, magnetic current sensors, and EMI filtering components used in high-frequency, resonant, and multi-level converters. You will help characterize magnetic performance, analyze electromagnetic behavior, and correlate experimental measurements with analytical and simulation models.\n\nThis role provides hands-on experience working with real power converter hardware and magnetics, supporting engineering efforts from early prototype evaluation through system-level validation.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Support the validation and characterization of medium-voltage magnetic components including inductors, transformers, planar magnetics, magnetic current sensors, and common-mode chokes\n\n - Assist in developing and executing test plans to evaluate magnetic performance, including inductance, loss, saturation, thermal behavior, and insulation integrity\n\n - Perform laboratory measurements using oscilloscopes, impedance analyzers, LCR meters, power analyzers, and thermal measurement tools\n\n - Analyze switching waveforms to evaluate magnetic performance within power converter systems\n\n - Support EMI/EMC validation efforts, including evaluation of common-mode chokes and filtering components\n\n - Assist with electromagnetic modeling and FEA simulations to analyze magnetic fields, losses, and parasitic effects\n\n - Help evaluate PCB layout and physical implementation to identify parasitic inductance, capacitive coupling, and EMI-related issues\n\n - Assist in building, assembling, and modifying prototype magnetic components and test fixtures\n\n - Collect, analyze, and document experimental data and compare results with design expectations and simulation models\n\n - Collaborate with power electronics, mechanical, and layout engineers to support magnetics integration and performance optimization\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field\n\n - Strong fundamentals in power electronics, including switching converter operation\n\n - Understanding of electromagnetic and magnetic component fundamentals\n\n - Familiarity with inductors, transformers, and magnetic materials\n\n - Hands-on laboratory experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, or similar test equipment\n\n - Experience with circuit simulation tools such as LTspice, PLECS, or equivalent\n\n - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills\n\n - Ability to work in a hands-on hardware development environment\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience testing or characterizing magnetic components\n\n - Familiarity with planar magnetics or PCB-integrated magnetics\n\n - Experience with electromagnetic simulation tools such as ANSYS Maxwell, FEMM, or COMSOL\n\n - Familiarity with EMI/EMC fundamentals and filtering techniques\n\n - Understanding of parasitic inductance, capacitance, and high-frequency effects in power converters\n\n - Familiarity with medium-voltage design considerations\n\n - Experience working with magnetic core materials such as ferrite, nanocrystalline, amorphous, or powder cores\n\n - Understanding of insulation coordination, creepage and clearance, and partial discharge considerations\n\n - Experience with laboratory instruments such as impedance analyzers or power analyzers\n\n - Familiarity with wide-bandgap devices such as SiC or GaN\n\n - Experience with MATLAB or Python for data analysis\n\n - Strong interest in power electronics and energy systems\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.
Our first focus goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As a Compliance Engineering Intern, you will be the bridge between regulatory standards and innovative product design. You’ll identify and interpret compliance requirements, design, develop and execute tests to validate regulatory specifications, and ensure our products achieve certifications to seamlessly enter global markets.
Run conducted and radiated emissions pre-compliance on real power hardware (LISN, spectrum analyzer, near-field probes, current probes) against CISPR 11 / FCC Part 15.
Find where the noise comes from (dv/dt, common-mode paths, parasitic capacitance, cable resonances) and help fix it with filters, layout, grounding and shielding.
Correlate measurements with simulation (LTspice, Q3D/SIwave, HFSS) so we can predict emissions before we build.
Apply UL 1741, UL 9540, IEC 62477 and IEC 62109 to real designs: creepage and clearance, insulation coordination, dielectric (hipot), ground fault detection and temperature rise.
Write engineering justifications, and prepare test plans and evidence packages for our certification lab (NRTL).
Automate test setups and data acquisition in Python.
Present results to the design team and help decide what to change in the hardware.
Real ownership: your test results feed directly into design decisions on a product headed to market.
Rare exposure to medium-voltage SiC power conversion, EMC and product safety at the same time. Most EEs get this only years into their career.
Mentorship from engineers who have taken power products through UL and IEC certification.
Visibility into standards development and conversations with certification labs.
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize candidates with a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and initiative.
Currently pursuing an MS or PhD (preferred) or a BS in Electrical Engineering, with coursework or research in power electronics.
Hands-on lab experience with power hardware and test equipment (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, probes, data acquisition).
Comfort turning a written requirement into a measurable test.
Python or similar for test automation and data analysis.
Available to work full time on-site in Scotts Valley, CA, starting January 2027 for the Spring 2027 term (an extension into summer is a plus).
EMC/EMI experience: CISPR or FCC testing, LISN measurements, EMI filter design.
Exposure to UL 1741, UL 9540, IEC 62477 / 62109 or IEC 61000-4-x.
Safety design: creepage/clearance, insulation, hipot, HV interlocks (Formula SAE / EV team experience counts).
Medium-voltage (5 to 35 kV) or SiC/GaN wide-bandgap hardware.
EM or circuit simulation: LTspice, Q3D, SIwave, HFSS.
Experience working with an NRTL (UL, TUV, Intertek, CSA).
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
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You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nAs a Compliance Engineering Intern, you will be the bridge between regulatory standards and innovative product design. You’ll identify and interpret compliance requirements, design, develop and execute tests to validate regulatory specifications, and ensure our products achieve certifications to seamlessly enter global markets.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n\n\nEMC\n\n - Run conducted and radiated emissions pre-compliance on real power hardware (LISN, spectrum analyzer, near-field probes, current probes) against CISPR 11 / FCC Part 15.\n\n - Find where the noise comes from (dv/dt, common-mode paths, parasitic capacitance, cable resonances) and help fix it with filters, layout, grounding and shielding.\n\n - Correlate measurements with simulation (LTspice, Q3D/SIwave, HFSS) so we can predict emissions before we build.\n\n\nPRODUCT SAFETY\n\n - Apply UL 1741, UL 9540, IEC 62477 and IEC 62109 to real designs: creepage and clearance, insulation coordination, dielectric (hipot), ground fault detection and temperature rise.\n\n - Write engineering justifications, and prepare test plans and evidence packages for our certification lab (NRTL).\n\n\nACROSS ALL AREAS\n\n - Automate test setups and data acquisition in Python.\n\n - Present results to the design team and help decide what to change in the hardware.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL GET\n\n - Real ownership: your test results feed directly into design decisions on a product headed to market.\n\n - Rare exposure to medium-voltage SiC power conversion, EMC and product safety at the same time. Most EEs get this only years into their career.\n\n - Mentorship from engineers who have taken power products through UL and IEC certification.\n\n - Visibility into standards development and conversations with certification labs.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize candidates with a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and initiative.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Currently pursuing an MS or PhD (preferred) or a BS in Electrical Engineering, with coursework or research in power electronics.\n\n - Hands-on lab experience with power hardware and test equipment (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, probes, data acquisition).\n\n - Comfort turning a written requirement into a measurable test.\n\n - Python or similar for test automation and data analysis.\n\n - Available to work full time on-site in Scotts Valley, CA, starting January 2027 for the Spring 2027 term (an extension into summer is a plus).\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - EMC/EMI experience: CISPR or FCC testing, LISN measurements, EMI filter design.\n\n - Exposure to UL 1741, UL 9540, IEC 62477 / 62109 or IEC 61000-4-x.\n\n - Safety design: creepage/clearance, insulation, hipot, HV interlocks (Formula SAE / EV team experience counts).\n\n - Medium-voltage (5 to 35 kV) or SiC/GaN wide-bandgap hardware.\n\n - EM or circuit simulation: LTspice, Q3D, SIwave, HFSS.\n\n - Experience working with an NRTL (UL, TUV, Intertek, CSA).\n \n \n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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Our first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As a Staff/Senior Staff Global Supply Manager, you’ll lead strategic sourcing for the critical components and assemblies that power Heron Link. In this pivotal role, you’ll partner closely with the Head of Supply Chain and leaders across Finance, Design Engineering, NPI and Manufacturing to build a resilient supply base. You will ensure the commercial success of Heron’s supply chain, overseeing product cost and supplier performance.
Define and own the category strategies for key components and assemblies.
Achieve or exceed cost targets through data-driven should-cost modeling, market and commodity analysis, and disciplined negotiations.
Lead RFx processes and negotiate commercial agreements, including piece pricing, tooling/NRE, and key contractual terms.
Manage business risk through scenario assessment of capacity, geopolitics, logistics, and supplier technology / commercial roadmaps. Actively partner with the engineering team to identify/mitigate supply and demand challenges
Drive supplier readiness across prototype, pilot, and mass production builds to ensure smooth scale-up and launch execution.
Develop and execute the logistics and warehousing strategy associated with and in partnership with factory operations
Escalate key supply, cost, and/or quality issues with partner teams and collaboratively develop corrective action plans
We’re open to early to mid-career candidates with or without leadership experience. Scope and responsibilities will scale with the right candidate.
8+ years of experience in sourcing or procurement for high volume manufacturing
Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience
Deep category knowledge across mechanical, electrical (PCB/PCBA), and/or electro-mechanical components and assemblies
Strong negotiation and contract management skills
Experience leading cross-functional work-streams with engineering, operations, finance, legal and NPI teams to drive alignment and execute sourcing strategies
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice
Extensive supply chain or manufacturing operations experience with power semiconductors, electronic components, injection molding, stamping, sheet metal fabrication, printed circuit board fab and assembly and adhesives
Prior supplier development supporting medium voltage (34.5kV) or grid-related power electronics, such as converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, dielectric materials, and bussing
Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, PowerBI etc.)
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The base salary range for the role is from $170,000 to $220,000.
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You will ensure the commercial success of Heron’s supply chain, overseeing product cost and supplier performance. \n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Define and own the category strategies for key components and assemblies.\n\n - Achieve or exceed cost targets through data-driven should-cost modeling, market and commodity analysis, and disciplined negotiations.\n\n - Lead RFx processes and negotiate commercial agreements, including piece pricing, tooling/NRE, and key contractual terms.\n\n - Manage business risk through scenario assessment of capacity, geopolitics, logistics, and supplier technology / commercial roadmaps. Actively partner with the engineering team to identify/mitigate supply and demand challenges\n\n - Drive supplier readiness across prototype, pilot, and mass production builds to ensure smooth scale-up and launch execution.\n\n - Develop and execute the logistics and warehousing strategy associated with and in partnership with factory operations\n\n - Escalate key supply, cost, and/or quality issues with partner teams and collaboratively develop corrective action plans \n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe’re open to early to mid-career candidates with or without leadership experience. Scope and responsibilities will scale with the right candidate.\n\n\n\n\nMUST HAVE REQUIREMENTS \n\n - 8+ years of experience in sourcing or procurement for high volume manufacturing\n\n - Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience\n\n - Deep category knowledge across mechanical, electrical (PCB/PCBA), and/or electro-mechanical components and assemblies\n\n - Strong negotiation and contract management skills\n\n - Experience leading cross-functional work-streams with engineering, operations, finance, legal and NPI teams to drive alignment and execute sourcing strategies\n\n - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills\n\n - Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice\n\n\n\n\nNICE TO HAVES\n\n - Extensive supply chain or manufacturing operations experience with power semiconductors, electronic components, injection molding, stamping, sheet metal fabrication, printed circuit board fab and assembly and adhesives \n\n - Prior supplier development supporting medium voltage (34.5kV) or grid-related power electronics, such as converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, dielectric materials, and bussing\n\n - Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, PowerBI etc.) \n \n \n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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Our first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As a Power Electronics Intern, you will work alongside a team of experienced engineers to design, develop, and validate cutting-edge medium-voltage power electronics systems. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience with real hardware, contribute to key product development initiatives, and deepen your understanding of high-voltage systems, power converter architectures, and control systems. You will be exposed to all stages of the hardware development lifecycle—from concept and modeling to prototyping and testing—while collaborating cross-functionally with teams in firmware, mechanical design, validation, and manufacturing.
This internship is ideal for students passionate about power electronics and excited to build scalable, efficient, and reliable energy systems that will shape the future of the grid.
What You Will Bring
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
Support the design and development of power conversion systems.
Assist in the modeling and simulation of power converter topologies and control strategies using tools like MATLAB/Simulink or PLECS.
Contribute to component selection, circuit design, schematic capture, and hardware bring-up activities.
Work with senior engineers to characterize switching devices (IGBTs, SiC/GaN MOSFETs) and magnetic components.
Participate in the prototyping and bench testing of converter hardware, including measurement and analysis of key electrical waveforms.
Support lab testing activities such as thermal profiling, efficiency measurement, and EMC evaluation.
Document test results and contribute to hardware design reviews and team discussions.
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering (or a related field), with a strong academic focus on power electronics.
Solid understanding of power electronics fundamentals, including converter topologies (buck, boost, inverter, LLC, etc.) and switching device operation.
Familiarity with circuit simulation tools such as SPICE, LTspice, or PLECS.
Exposure to gate drivers, sensing circuits, and magnetic component behavior.
Experience using basic lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies) and comfort working in a hands-on lab environment.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Passion for learning and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Nice-to-Haves
Prior internship, co-op, or research experience in power electronics design or validation.
Experience with control systems for power converters (e.g., current-mode control, PLL, or digital control loops).
Familiarity with PCB design and schematic capture tools such as Altium or KiCad.
Exposure to high-voltage safety practices and design considerations.
Programming experience for test automation or control (e.g., Python, MATLAB, embedded C).
Interest in renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, datacenter power architectures and/or industrial electrification.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As Staff Engineering Program Manager for Heron Power’s next-generation power conversion platform, you will own the execution of the product roadmap from architecture through manufacturing launch.
This role is intentionally hands-on and technically deep. You will work directly with power electronics, firmware/software, systems integration, test, and reliability teams to translate architectural intent into executable plans, surface technical risks early, and ensure tight coordination and execution.
You are not just tracking schedules — you are expected to understand power electronics, embedded firmware, or tightly coupled hardware-software systems well enough to ask the right questions, recognize when critical decisions are being deferred or avoided, and push cross-functional teams toward alignment. You'll be expected to spot gaps, hold teams accountable to sound tradeoffs, and keep execution moving. This is a high-visibility role with real ownership, where you will help build Heron Power's execution model and \"no surprises\" culture from the ground up.
How You Will Contribute
Own and drive the end-to-end integration of Heron Power’s first product launch, translating system-level goals into structured, engineering-driven milestones across concept, architecture, validation, and launch
Drive deep coordination between power electronics, firmware/software, and systems integration teams, ensuring hardware and control-software roadmaps are tightly aligned and risks at the interfaces are actively managed
Lead program planning and execution across hardware design, embedded firmware, controls, test, reliability, compliance, supply chain, and manufacturing, with a clear plan of record and critical-path ownership
Partner with technical leads to track product requirements, validation strategies, and decision gates, ensuring design tradeoffs are explicitly documented and understood across teams
Facilitate and contribute to technical design reviews, including architecture reviews, design readiness reviews, and validation readiness reviews, with sufficient depth to surface real risks
Own engineering BOM strategy and NPI readiness, working closely with power electronics engineers and supply chain to balance performance, cost, availability, and manufacturability
Track DFMEA-driven risk management, ensuring risks across design, firmware behavior, system integration, and manufacturing are identified, mitigated, and retired
Be the steward of a “no surprises” culture: proactively surface technical and execution risks early, drive clarity, and ensure issues are addressed before they become program-blocking failures
Act as a force multiplier across the organization — increasing engineering velocity, reducing ambiguity at interfaces, and raising the bar on execution discipline without slowing innovation
We are looking for someone who combines strong program leadership with a background in power electronics systems. This role rewards people who are comfortable going deep, asking hard questions, and bridging disciplines.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical with Power Electronics experience preferred)
5+ years leading complex, multidisciplinary engineering programs, ideally involving power electronics, embedded firmware, or tightly coupled hardware-software systems
Experience driving programs from concept through validation and manufacturing launch, including prototype builds and design iterations
Strong grasp of DFM principles and the realities of building, testing, and scaling hardware
Proven ability to distill complex technical programs into clear risks, decisions, and priorities for both engineering and leadership audiences
Comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment, with high ownership, ambiguity, and minimal process overhead
Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across engineering, operations, and leadership teams
Technical foundation in power electronics systems, with the ability to understand converter architectures, control strategies, and system-level tradeoffs well enough to guide execution
Hands-on experience designing, validating, or debugging inverters, rectifiers, or other high-power conversion systems
Experience with power electronics simulation and modeling tools (PLECS, MATLAB/Simulink)
Familiarity with embedded firmware development for power electronics or control systems
Proficiency with BOM ownership, PLM systems, change management, and NPI processes
Experience with UL / IEC compliance for power conversion equipment
Familiarity with Enovia PLM, CATIA, or similar tools
Proficiency with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) or similar technical program management platforms
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $150,000 to $200,000 per year.
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This role rewards people who are comfortable going deep, asking hard questions, and bridging disciplines.\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical with Power Electronics experience preferred) \n\n - 5+ years leading complex, multidisciplinary engineering programs, ideally involving power electronics, embedded firmware, or tightly coupled hardware-software systems\n\n - Experience driving programs from concept through validation and manufacturing launch, including prototype builds and design iterations\n\n - Strong grasp of DFM principles and the realities of building, testing, and scaling hardware\n\n - Proven ability to distill complex technical programs into clear risks, decisions, and priorities for both engineering and leadership audiences\n\n - Comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment, with high ownership, ambiguity, and minimal process overhead\n\n - Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across engineering, operations, and leadership teams\n\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS\n\n - Technical foundation in power electronics systems, with the ability to understand converter architectures, control strategies, and system-level tradeoffs well enough to guide execution\n\n - Hands-on experience designing, validating, or debugging inverters, rectifiers, or other high-power conversion systems\n\n - Experience with power electronics simulation and modeling tools (PLECS, MATLAB/Simulink)\n\n - Familiarity with embedded firmware development for power electronics or control systems\n\n - Proficiency with BOM ownership, PLM systems, change management, and NPI processes\n\n - Experience with UL / IEC compliance for power conversion equipment\n\n - Familiarity with Enovia PLM, CATIA, or similar tools\n\n - Proficiency with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) or similar technical program management platforms\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.\n\nHeron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
We are looking for a skilled manufacturing technician to drive engineering builds, and early manufacturing scale-up of complex power electronics assemblies. You will work closely with engineering, manufacturing, operations and equipment teams to establish repeatable processes, execute and track unit builds, and support product launch development through all phases of the engineering lifecycle. Your technical and timely feedback to the engineering team is pivotal to drive product improvements and advancements with specific attention to safety, quality and reliability. This role is versatile in nature and welcomes innovative, outside-of-the-box thinking to drive excellence in our products.
Rig and move large fabricated enclosures, weldments, and sub-assemblies using a 2-ton overhead workstation crane, chain hoists, and a mobile gantry
Select, inspect, and rig hardware for each lift: web slings, shackles, eyebolts, and spreader beams; verify working load limits against load weight and sling angle before every pick
Identify center of gravity and pick points on large asymmetric assemblies; use tag lines and a spotter to control the load
Operate a sit-down counterbalance forklift to receive, stage, and position cabinet frames, panels, and hardware
Build and square cabinet structures on rolling assembly fixtures: set panels, install turnbuckle braces, shim, and align to print
Torque structural fasteners to spec, verify squareness and flatness, and document before handoff to the next station
Perform daily pre-use inspection on slings, hooks, hoists, and forklift; tag out and remove damaged gear from service
Work from mechanical drawings, weldment prints, and BOMs; redline and feed back errors so the instructions improve
Help build assembly fixtures, carts, and lift aids as we scale the line
Keep rigging gear staged, inspected, and organized
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
3+ years in manufacturing, fabrication, or industrial assembly with hands-on rigging as a regular part of the job
Forklift certification; we can certify onsite for the right candidate
Demonstrated overhead crane and hoist experience with loads above 500 lb
Able to read mechanical drawings, weldment prints, and BOMs
Confident with hand and power tools, torque wrenches, and layout/measuring tools
Able to lift 50 lb, work from ladders, and stand for a full shift
Clear communication and standard crane hand signals
Qualified rigger training or NCCCO rigger certification
Experience with large sheet metal enclosures, switchgear, transformers, or shipping-frame builds
Scissor or boom lift certification
Welding or structural fabrication background
Worked somewhere the process was still being written, and improved it
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $35-55 per hour.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first focus goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems—with a strong bias toward hands-on execution and learning by doing.
High-reliability products are built on high-quality test infrastructure.
As the Hardware Validation Systems Developer, you will build the automated hardware test infrastructure that allows us to validate and ship at scale—from PCBA-level functional circuit testing through subsystem validation, end-of-line system testing and all the way to test systems developed for high volume manufacturing of low-voltage electronics and high-power converter assemblies.
You will architect and deliver complete automated test cells that integrate power hardware, instrumentation, control software, and data pipelines into reliable, repeatable production and engineering tools.
This role owns the lifecycle loop from:
test requirements → coverage strategy → test architecture → fixture/bench design → automation software → deployment → sustainment → regression and continuous improvement.
If you like turning “we need a test” into a working system that engineering and manufacturing can depend on, this role will feel like home.
Test Strategy & Architecture (PCBA → System → EOL)
Define functional test coverage for PCBAs, subsystems, and full systems.
Architect test solutions balancing coverage, cycle time, cost, and maintainability.
Partner with design engineering to drive Design-for-Test (DFT): test points, boundary scan, firmware testing , and observability.
Define regression strategy to prevent re-learning the same lessons across builds and firmware releases.
Establish pass/fail criteria grounded in real system performance and reliability goals.
High-Power / High-Voltage Bi-Directional Converter Testers
Design and deliver automated bi-directional converter testers for AC/DC and DC/DC systems capable of source and sink operation.
Architect high-power test cells including bidirectional AC/DC sources, regenerative loads, grid simulators (as needed), HV measurement chains, contactors and protection systems, interlocks and safe operating procedures, grounding strategy.
Implement automated test sequences for power cycling, efficiency mapping, transient response, fault injection, protection validation.
Ensure high-voltage testing is safe, repeatable, and production-ready.
Test Hardware & Fixture Development
Design and build PCBA functional fixtures (bed-of-nails, pogo, interface boards), harness and connector validation fixtures, subsystem and system-level interface racks, and fault-injection rigs.
Specify and integrate instrumentation including power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, DMMs, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, CAN/Ethernet/RS-485 tools, and sensors.
Deliver stations that are robust, safe, maintainable, and scalable.
Debug, Yield & Continuous Improvement
Drive rapid debug loops when tests fail.
Improve test observability and diagnostic resolution.
Own station version control, calibration, uptime, and software releases.
Partner with manufacturing to improve yield, reduce escapes, and accelerate learning loops.
Close the loop with design and reliability teams.
What Makes This Role Different
You will build the automated tester capability from the ground up.
Real breadth: PCBA functional → engineering validation → high-power HIL → end-of-line testing → production.
Direct ownership of high-voltage, high-energy automated test systems.
High agency and high slope — the testers you build directly determine how fast we can iterate and ship.
We prioritize first-principles thinking, practical skill, ownership, and a proactive mindset. We care as much (or more) about how you work as what you already know.
We calibrate seniority based on demonstrated results, depth, and ownership — not keywords.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience in designing and delivering automated test setups for high-voltage / high-power systems.
Strong fundamentals in circuits and instrumentation.
Hands-on experience with scopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, and digital interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART).
Demonstrated ownership of a test system from concept through deployment and sustainment.
Ability to work cross-functionally and drive issues to closure.
Experience with bi-directional AC/DC or DC/DC power sources and regenerative loads.
Experience with HIL development or embedded firmware validation infrastructure.
Experience with PCBA manufacturing functional test and yield improvement.
Familiarity with production traceability systems and calibration discipline.
Experience developing test systems for medium-voltage or high-power converter products.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power. Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $130,000 to $189,000 per year.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to de-bottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems—with a strong bias toward hands-on execution and learning by doing.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nHigh-reliability products are built on high-quality test infrastructure.\n\nAs the Hardware Validation Systems Developer, you will build the automated hardware test infrastructure that allows us to validate and ship at scale—from PCBA-level functional circuit testing through subsystem validation, end-of-line system testing and all the way to test systems developed for high volume manufacturing of low-voltage electronics and high-power converter assemblies.\n\nYou will architect and deliver complete automated test cells that integrate power hardware, instrumentation, control software, and data pipelines into reliable, repeatable production and engineering tools.\n\nThis role owns the lifecycle loop from:\n\ntest requirements → coverage strategy → test architecture → fixture/bench design → automation software → deployment → sustainment → regression and continuous improvement.\n\nIf you like turning “we need a test” into a working system that engineering and manufacturing can depend on, this role will feel like home.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\nTest Strategy & Architecture (PCBA → System → EOL)\n\n - Define functional test coverage for PCBAs, subsystems, and full systems.\n\n - Architect test solutions balancing coverage, cycle time, cost, and maintainability.\n\n - Partner with design engineering to drive Design-for-Test (DFT): test points, boundary scan, firmware testing , and observability.\n\n - Define regression strategy to prevent re-learning the same lessons across builds and firmware releases.\n\n - Establish pass/fail criteria grounded in real system performance and reliability goals.\n\nHigh-Power / High-Voltage Bi-Directional Converter Testers\n\n - Design and deliver automated bi-directional converter testers for AC/DC and DC/DC systems capable of source and sink operation.\n\n - Architect high-power test cells including bidirectional AC/DC sources, regenerative loads, grid simulators (as needed), HV measurement chains, contactors and protection systems, interlocks and safe operating procedures, grounding strategy.\n\n - Implement automated test sequences for power cycling, efficiency mapping, transient response, fault injection, protection validation.\n\n - Ensure high-voltage testing is safe, repeatable, and production-ready.\n\nTest Hardware & Fixture Development\n\n - Design and build PCBA functional fixtures (bed-of-nails, pogo, interface boards), harness and connector validation fixtures, subsystem and system-level interface racks, and fault-injection rigs.\n\n - Specify and integrate instrumentation including power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, DMMs, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, CAN/Ethernet/RS-485 tools, and sensors.\n\n - Deliver stations that are robust, safe, maintainable, and scalable.\n\nDebug, Yield & Continuous Improvement\n\n - Drive rapid debug loops when tests fail.\n\n - Improve test observability and diagnostic resolution.\n\n - Own station version control, calibration, uptime, and software releases.\n\n - Partner with manufacturing to improve yield, reduce escapes, and accelerate learning loops.\n\n - Close the loop with design and reliability teams.\n\nWhat Makes This Role Different\n\n - You will build the automated tester capability from the ground up.\n\n - Real breadth: PCBA functional → engineering validation → high-power HIL → end-of-line testing → production.\n\n - Direct ownership of high-voltage, high-energy automated test systems.\n\n - High agency and high slope — the testers you build directly determine how fast we can iterate and ship.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe prioritize first-principles thinking, practical skill, ownership, and a proactive mindset. We care as much (or more) about how you work as what you already know.\n\nWe calibrate seniority based on demonstrated results, depth, and ownership — not keywords.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent practical experience.\n\n - Experience in designing and delivering automated test setups for high-voltage / high-power systems.\n\n - Strong fundamentals in circuits and instrumentation.\n\n - Hands-on experience with scopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, and digital interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART).\n\n - Demonstrated ownership of a test system from concept through deployment and sustainment.\n\n - Ability to work cross-functionally and drive issues to closure.\n\n\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience with bi-directional AC/DC or DC/DC power sources and regenerative loads.\n\n - Experience with HIL development or embedded firmware validation infrastructure.\n\n - Experience with PCBA manufacturing functional test and yield improvement.\n\n - Familiarity with production traceability systems and calibration discipline.\n\n - Experience developing test systems for medium-voltage or high-power converter products.\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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Our first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems—with a strong bias toward hands-on execution and learning by doing.
High-reliability products are built on high-quality test infrastructure.
As the Electrical / Electronics Test Engineer - PCBA, you will build the automated hardware test infrastructure that allows us to validate and ship at scale—from PCBA-level functional circuit testing through subsystem validation, end-of-line system testing and all the way to test systems developed for high volume manufacturing of low-voltage electronics and high-power converter assemblies.
You will architect and deliver complete automated test cells that integrate power hardware, instrumentation, control software, and data pipelines into reliable, repeatable production and engineering tools.
This role owns the lifecycle loop from:
test requirements → coverage strategy → test architecture → fixture/bench design → automation software → deployment → sustainment → regression and continuous improvement.
If you like turning “we need a test” into a working system that engineering and manufacturing can depend on, this role will feel like home.
Test Strategy & Architecture (PCBA → System → EOL)
Define functional test coverage for PCBAs, subsystems, and full systems.
Architect test solutions balancing coverage, cycle time, cost, and maintainability.
Partner with design engineering to drive Design-for-Test (DFT): test points, boundary scan, firmware testing , and observability.
Define regression strategy to prevent re-learning the same lessons across builds and firmware releases.
Establish pass/fail criteria grounded in real system performance and reliability goals.
High-Power / High-Voltage Bi-Directional Converter Testers
Design and deliver automated bi-directional converter testers for AC/DC and DC/DC systems capable of source and sink operation.
Architect high-power test cells including bidirectional AC/DC sources, regenerative loads, grid simulators (as needed), HV measurement chains, contactors and protection systems, interlocks and safe operating procedures, grounding strategy.
Implement automated test sequences for power cycling, efficiency mapping, transient response, fault injection, protection validation.
Ensure high-voltage testing is safe, repeatable, and production-ready.
Test Hardware & Fixture Development
Design and build PCBA functional fixtures (bed-of-nails, pogo, interface boards), harness and connector validation fixtures, subsystem and system-level interface racks, and fault-injection rigs.
Specify and integrate instrumentation including power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, DMMs, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, CAN/Ethernet/RS-485 tools, and sensors.
Deliver stations that are robust, safe, maintainable, and scalable.
Debug, Yield & Continuous Improvement
Drive rapid debug loops when tests fail.
Improve test observability and diagnostic resolution.
Own station version control, calibration, uptime, and software releases.
Partner with manufacturing to improve yield, reduce escapes, and accelerate learning loops.
Close the loop with design and reliability teams.
What Makes This Role Different
You will build the automated tester capability from the ground up.
Real breadth: PCBA functional → engineering validation → high-power HIL → end-of-line testing → production.
Direct ownership of high-voltage, high-energy automated test systems.
High agency and high slope — the testers you build directly determine how fast we can iterate and ship.
We prioritize first-principles thinking, practical skill, ownership, and a proactive mindset. We care as much (or more) about how you work as what you already know.
We calibrate seniority based on demonstrated results, depth, and ownership — not keywords.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience in designing and delivering automated test setups for high-voltage / high-power systems.
Strong fundamentals in circuits and instrumentation.
Hands-on experience with scopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, and digital interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART).
Demonstrated ownership of a test system from concept through deployment and sustainment.
Ability to work cross-functionally and drive issues to closure.
Experience with bi-directional AC/DC or DC/DC power sources and regenerative loads.
Experience with HIL development or embedded firmware validation infrastructure.
Experience with PCBA manufacturing functional test and yield improvement.
Familiarity with production traceability systems and calibration discipline.
Experience developing test systems for medium-voltage or high-power converter products.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power. Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $150,000 to $200,000 per year.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to de-bottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems—with a strong bias toward hands-on execution and learning by doing.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nHigh-reliability products are built on high-quality test infrastructure.\n\nAs the Electrical / Electronics Test Engineer - PCBA, you will build the automated hardware test infrastructure that allows us to validate and ship at scale—from PCBA-level functional circuit testing through subsystem validation, end-of-line system testing and all the way to test systems developed for high volume manufacturing of low-voltage electronics and high-power converter assemblies.\n\nYou will architect and deliver complete automated test cells that integrate power hardware, instrumentation, control software, and data pipelines into reliable, repeatable production and engineering tools.\n\nThis role owns the lifecycle loop from:\n\ntest requirements → coverage strategy → test architecture → fixture/bench design → automation software → deployment → sustainment → regression and continuous improvement.\n\nIf you like turning “we need a test” into a working system that engineering and manufacturing can depend on, this role will feel like home.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\nTest Strategy & Architecture (PCBA → System → EOL)\n\n - Define functional test coverage for PCBAs, subsystems, and full systems.\n\n - Architect test solutions balancing coverage, cycle time, cost, and maintainability.\n\n - Partner with design engineering to drive Design-for-Test (DFT): test points, boundary scan, firmware testing , and observability.\n\n - Define regression strategy to prevent re-learning the same lessons across builds and firmware releases.\n\n - Establish pass/fail criteria grounded in real system performance and reliability goals.\n\nHigh-Power / High-Voltage Bi-Directional Converter Testers\n\n - Design and deliver automated bi-directional converter testers for AC/DC and DC/DC systems capable of source and sink operation.\n\n - Architect high-power test cells including bidirectional AC/DC sources, regenerative loads, grid simulators (as needed), HV measurement chains, contactors and protection systems, interlocks and safe operating procedures, grounding strategy.\n\n - Implement automated test sequences for power cycling, efficiency mapping, transient response, fault injection, protection validation.\n\n - Ensure high-voltage testing is safe, repeatable, and production-ready.\n\nTest Hardware & Fixture Development\n\n - Design and build PCBA functional fixtures (bed-of-nails, pogo, interface boards), harness and connector validation fixtures, subsystem and system-level interface racks, and fault-injection rigs.\n\n - Specify and integrate instrumentation including power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, DMMs, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, CAN/Ethernet/RS-485 tools, and sensors.\n\n - Deliver stations that are robust, safe, maintainable, and scalable.\n\nDebug, Yield & Continuous Improvement\n\n - Drive rapid debug loops when tests fail.\n\n - Improve test observability and diagnostic resolution.\n\n - Own station version control, calibration, uptime, and software releases.\n\n - Partner with manufacturing to improve yield, reduce escapes, and accelerate learning loops.\n\n - Close the loop with design and reliability teams.\n\nWhat Makes This Role Different\n\n - You will build the automated tester capability from the ground up.\n\n - Real breadth: PCBA functional → engineering validation → high-power HIL → end-of-line testing → production.\n\n - Direct ownership of high-voltage, high-energy automated test systems.\n\n - High agency and high slope — the testers you build directly determine how fast we can iterate and ship.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe prioritize first-principles thinking, practical skill, ownership, and a proactive mindset. We care as much (or more) about how you work as what you already know.\n\nWe calibrate seniority based on demonstrated results, depth, and ownership — not keywords.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent practical experience.\n\n - Experience in designing and delivering automated test setups for high-voltage / high-power systems.\n\n - Strong fundamentals in circuits and instrumentation.\n\n - Hands-on experience with scopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, and digital interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART).\n\n - Demonstrated ownership of a test system from concept through deployment and sustainment.\n\n - Ability to work cross-functionally and drive issues to closure.\n\n\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience with bi-directional AC/DC or DC/DC power sources and regenerative loads.\n\n - Experience with HIL development or embedded firmware validation infrastructure.\n\n - Experience with PCBA manufacturing functional test and yield improvement.\n\n - Familiarity with production traceability systems and calibration discipline.\n\n - Experience developing test systems for medium-voltage or high-power converter products.\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As a R&D Engineering Technician, you will be the backbone of our compliance lab operations. You will build and maintain test infrastructure, enforce lab quality and safety standards, and enable unique testing capabilities — ensuring our lab runs with the precision and discipline that regulatory certification demands.
Lab Infrastructure & Test Fixtures
Design, fabricate, and maintain test fixtures, including electrical wiring, soldering, and plumbing work required for power hardware test setups.
Maintain a clean and organized, operational area.
Test Equipment Operation
Set up, operate, and maintain test equipment including oscilloscopes, power analyzers, thermal chambers, data acquisition systems, and related instrumentation.
Support compliance test execution — configure equipment per test plans and ensure measurement integrity throughout test campaigns.
Troubleshoot equipment issues.
Quality Management & Safety
Assist engineering in maintaining a ISO 17025 Quality Management System controls across all lab activities.
Sustain 5S practices throughout the lab.
Contribute to root cause analysis on test failures, equipment anomalies, and process deviations.
We prioritize candidates who are hands-on, accountable, and take genuine pride in what they produce. You’re not just maintaining a space — you’re building the foundation that our certification work depends on.
Proven ability to fabricate test fixtures, including hands-on electrical work (wiring, terminations, soldering, panel builds) and plumbing (fluid lines, fittings, pressure systems).
Proficiency with hand tools, power tools, and shop equipment used in test fixture fabrication.
Hands-on experience operating test and measurement equipment: oscilloscopes, power analyzers, thermal chambers, data loggers, and similar instrumentation.
Experience implementing and sustaining 5S in a lab or manufacturing environment.
Skilled at root cause analysis and hands-on debugging of test failures and process issues.
Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail — you set the standard for how the lab looks and runs.
Prior experience supervising or leading the work of other technicians.
Strong QA and testing philosophy.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Familiar with issue tracking software (i.e., JIRA).
Exposure to medium- or high-voltage power hardware test environments.
Experience in a compliance, certification, or regulatory test laboratory for power electronics, electrical equipment, or similar products.
Familiarity with UL, IEC, or IEEE test standards and certification processes.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $35-55 per hour.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first focus goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. 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You’re not just maintaining a space — you’re building the foundation that our certification work depends on.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Proven ability to fabricate test fixtures, including hands-on electrical work (wiring, terminations, soldering, panel builds) and plumbing (fluid lines, fittings, pressure systems).\n\n - Proficiency with hand tools, power tools, and shop equipment used in test fixture fabrication.\n\n - Hands-on experience operating test and measurement equipment: oscilloscopes, power analyzers, thermal chambers, data loggers, and similar instrumentation.\n\n - Experience implementing and sustaining 5S in a lab or manufacturing environment.\n\n - Skilled at root cause analysis and hands-on debugging of test failures and process issues.\n\n - Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical drawings.\n\n - Strong organizational skills and attention to detail — you set the standard for how the lab looks and runs.\n\n - Prior experience supervising or leading the work of other technicians.\n\n - Strong QA and testing philosophy.\n\n - Strong problem-solving skills.\n\n - Familiar with issue tracking software (i.e., JIRA).\n\n - Exposure to medium- or high-voltage power hardware test environments.\n\n\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience in a compliance, certification, or regulatory test laboratory for power electronics, electrical equipment, or similar products.\n\n - Familiarity with UL, IEC, or IEEE test standards and certification processes.\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems—with a strong bias toward hands-on execution and learning by doing.
You will build and operate the test infrastructure we use to validate grid-tied converters. This role owns a meaningful slice of the development loop: test bench design and build, test execution, data analysis, failure isolation, and verified fixes. You will uncover real design and process failures by running physical tests and building automated equipment and data workflows. We prioritize a strong foundation in first principles, practical skill, and a bias toward getting things done. We care as much about how you work as what you already know.
Test Bench Architecture & Build
Design and build electrical reliability test benches for power electronics hardware—inverters, DC/DC converters, bi-directional power stages.
Specify, procure, and integrate lab equipment: programmable power supplies, electronic loads, DAQ systems, sensors, protection hardware, interlocks, and cabling.
Own the bench system design: grounding, measurement integrity, EMI-aware instrumentation, protection strategy, safe operating procedures, and maintainability.
Software & Test Automation
Contribute to our software test infrastructure for system integration and reliability testing — test architecture, hardware abstraction layers, and result reporting pipelines.
Write software tests that interact directly with hardware and firmware over CAN, UART, Modbus, TCP/IP — debugging signal integrity, protocol failures, and firmware edge cases.
Write concurrent, fault-tolerant software for our next-generation manufacturing test platform: Firmware Flashing, FCT, EOL stations running autonomously on the factory floor.
Build AI agents that manage test execution across facilities — initiating runs, monitoring anomalies, implementing test script and firmware changes in response to failures, and routing issues to humans
Test Execution & Reliability Campaigns
Translate test goals and suspected failure mechanisms into test plans, stress profiles, instrumentation plans, and pass/fail criteria.
Execute reliability campaigns—burn-in, power cycling, thermal stress, and abuse tests—and evolve them as we learn where the real failure cliffs are.
Drive fast debug loops during excursions: isolate, instrument deeper, reproduce, and verify that corrective actions eliminate the failure.
We prioritize a strong foundation in first principles, practical skill, an inquisitive mindset, and a proactive attitude. We care as much—or more—about how you work as what you already know.
Pursuing a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
Hands-on experience designing, building, or operating electrical test setups for complex hardware—power electronics strongly preferred.
Comfort with bench power equipment and measurement methods: scopes, DMMs, power analyzers, electronic loads, DAQ, and sensors.
Ability to design safe test systems for high-power hardware: interlocks, protection, grounding, and safe operating procedures.
Strong debugging instincts and ability to drive root-cause closure with engineering partners.
Programming experience in Python—including instrument control or data automation.
Experience with accelerated or environmental stress testing (HALT/HASS, thermal/humidity cycling, power cycling).
Familiarity with failure mechanisms in power electronics and structured root cause/corrective action loops.
Experience designing repeatable test cells with drawings and instructions to turn scrappy setups into production-quality ones.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
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You can expect to work in a dynamic environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems—with a strong bias toward hands-on execution and learning by doing.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nYou will build and operate the test infrastructure we use to validate grid-tied converters. This role owns a meaningful slice of the development loop: test bench design and build, test execution, data analysis, failure isolation, and verified fixes. You will uncover real design and process failures by running physical tests and building automated equipment and data workflows. We prioritize a strong foundation in first principles, practical skill, and a bias toward getting things done. We care as much about how you work as what you already know.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\nTest Bench Architecture & Build\n\n - Design and build electrical reliability test benches for power electronics hardware—inverters, DC/DC converters, bi-directional power stages.\n\n - Specify, procure, and integrate lab equipment: programmable power supplies, electronic loads, DAQ systems, sensors, protection hardware, interlocks, and cabling.\n\n - Own the bench system design: grounding, measurement integrity, EMI-aware instrumentation, protection strategy, safe operating procedures, and maintainability.\n\nSoftware & Test Automation\n\n - Contribute to our software test infrastructure for system integration and reliability testing — test architecture, hardware abstraction layers, and result reporting pipelines.\n\n - Write software tests that interact directly with hardware and firmware over CAN, UART, Modbus, TCP/IP — debugging signal integrity, protocol failures, and firmware edge cases.\n\n - Write concurrent, fault-tolerant software for our next-generation manufacturing test platform: Firmware Flashing, FCT, EOL stations running autonomously on the factory floor.\n\n - Build AI agents that manage test execution across facilities — initiating runs, monitoring anomalies, implementing test script and firmware changes in response to failures, and routing issues to humans\n\nTest Execution & Reliability Campaigns\n\n - Translate test goals and suspected failure mechanisms into test plans, stress profiles, instrumentation plans, and pass/fail criteria.\n\n - Execute reliability campaigns—burn-in, power cycling, thermal stress, and abuse tests—and evolve them as we learn where the real failure cliffs are.\n\n - Drive fast debug loops during excursions: isolate, instrument deeper, reproduce, and verify that corrective actions eliminate the failure.\n \n \n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe prioritize a strong foundation in first principles, practical skill, an inquisitive mindset, and a proactive attitude. We care as much—or more—about how you work as what you already know.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Pursuing a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.\n\n - Hands-on experience designing, building, or operating electrical test setups for complex hardware—power electronics strongly preferred.\n\n - Comfort with bench power equipment and measurement methods: scopes, DMMs, power analyzers, electronic loads, DAQ, and sensors.\n\n - Ability to design safe test systems for high-power hardware: interlocks, protection, grounding, and safe operating procedures.\n\n - Strong debugging instincts and ability to drive root-cause closure with engineering partners.\n\n - Programming experience in Python—including instrument control or data automation.\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience with accelerated or environmental stress testing (HALT/HASS, thermal/humidity cycling, power cycling).\n\n - Familiarity with failure mechanisms in power electronics and structured root cause/corrective action loops.\n\n - Experience designing repeatable test cells with drawings and instructions to turn scrappy setups into production-quality ones.\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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We aim to de-bottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.
Our first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems—with a strong bias toward hands-on execution and learning by doing.
You will build and operate the high-voltage test infrastructure we use to characterize and qualify insulation systems in medium-voltage power electronics. This role owns a real piece of the reliability validation loop: test bench setup, dielectric characterization campaigns, degradation analysis, and structured failure mode documentation. You will work with equipment and methodologies that most EE programs never expose students to—and you will be building the data foundation that informs how we design insulation systems for grid-tied hardware at scale.
Medium Voltage Test Infrastructure
Design, build, and operate medium-voltage test benches: HV power supplies, measurement dividers, partial discharge detection systems, protective earthing schemes, and safety interlocks.
Own bench system design: HV clearances, grounding architecture, protection strategy, measurement integrity, and safe operating procedures.
Build and document test fixtures for cable assemblies, busbars, insulation specimens, and HV subcomponents—to a standard someone else can operate safely.
Learn and strictly enforce MV lab safety protocols: electrical clearances, interlock design, lockout/tagout, and safe approach procedures.
Dielectric Characterization & Testing
Execute dielectric strength tests—AC/DC withstand and impulse—against defined acceptance criteria; own data collection and reporting.
Perform insulation resistance, polarization index, and dielectric loss (tan δ) measurements using HV megohmmeters, LCR bridges, and dielectric analyzers.
Run partial discharge (PD) measurements end to end: system setup, acquisition, PRPD pattern generation, and first-pass interpretation.
Execute accelerated aging and environmental stress campaigns on insulating materials under thermal, humidity, and combined stress conditions.
Degradation Analysis & Closing the Loop
Track and analyze degradation trends across test campaigns: capacitance drift, tan δ evolution, PD magnitude and repetition rate, breakdown statistics.
Build structured data workflows and visualizations that clearly show baseline, stressed, and failed states—and make the trajectory actionable.
Produce failure mode documentation: what failed, what the failure mechanism was, what the precursor signals were, and what changed.
Partner with design and materials engineering to translate test findings into corrective actions and design improvements.
Materials Characterization & Inspection
Support post-failure analysis: specimen dissection, cross-section preparation, visual and microscopic inspection, comparison against reference specimens.
Maintain sample tracking logs, calibration records, and test procedure documentation to production-quality standards.
We prioritize a strong foundation in first principles, practical skill, an inquisitive mindset, and a proactive attitude. We care as much—or more—about how you work as what you already know.
Pursuing a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Materials Science.
Coursework in electromagnetics, dielectrics, or high-voltage engineering—or demonstrated independent study in this area.
Genuine technical interest in high-voltage physics, insulation behavior, and failure mechanisms.
Strong debugging instincts: ability to isolate failure modes, design targeted experiments, and close findings into documented root causes.
Detail-oriented and safety-conscious—MV lab work demands rigor and discipline.
Exposure to partial discharge theory, dielectric spectroscopy, or high-voltage lab techniques.
Familiarity with IEC or IEEE dielectric testing standards (IEC 60243, IEC 60270, or similar).
Experience with data analysis and visualization in Python or MATLAB.
Prior lab research in materials characterization, high-voltage systems, or power electronics.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to de-bottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems—with a strong bias toward hands-on execution and learning by doing.\n\n \n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nYou will build and operate the high-voltage test infrastructure we use to characterize and qualify insulation systems in medium-voltage power electronics. This role owns a real piece of the reliability validation loop: test bench setup, dielectric characterization campaigns, degradation analysis, and structured failure mode documentation. You will work with equipment and methodologies that most EE programs never expose students to—and you will be building the data foundation that informs how we design insulation systems for grid-tied hardware at scale.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\nMedium Voltage Test Infrastructure\n\n - Design, build, and operate medium-voltage test benches: HV power supplies, measurement dividers, partial discharge detection systems, protective earthing schemes, and safety interlocks.\n\n - Own bench system design: HV clearances, grounding architecture, protection strategy, measurement integrity, and safe operating procedures.\n\n - Build and document test fixtures for cable assemblies, busbars, insulation specimens, and HV subcomponents—to a standard someone else can operate safely.\n\n - Learn and strictly enforce MV lab safety protocols: electrical clearances, interlock design, lockout/tagout, and safe approach procedures.\n\nDielectric Characterization & Testing\n\n - Execute dielectric strength tests—AC/DC withstand and impulse—against defined acceptance criteria; own data collection and reporting.\n\n - Perform insulation resistance, polarization index, and dielectric loss (tan δ) measurements using HV megohmmeters, LCR bridges, and dielectric analyzers.\n\n - Run partial discharge (PD) measurements end to end: system setup, acquisition, PRPD pattern generation, and first-pass interpretation.\n\n - Execute accelerated aging and environmental stress campaigns on insulating materials under thermal, humidity, and combined stress conditions.\n\nDegradation Analysis & Closing the Loop\n\n - Track and analyze degradation trends across test campaigns: capacitance drift, tan δ evolution, PD magnitude and repetition rate, breakdown statistics.\n\n - Build structured data workflows and visualizations that clearly show baseline, stressed, and failed states—and make the trajectory actionable.\n\n - Produce failure mode documentation: what failed, what the failure mechanism was, what the precursor signals were, and what changed.\n\n - Partner with design and materials engineering to translate test findings into corrective actions and design improvements.\n\nMaterials Characterization & Inspection\n\n - Support post-failure analysis: specimen dissection, cross-section preparation, visual and microscopic inspection, comparison against reference specimens.\n\n - Maintain sample tracking logs, calibration records, and test procedure documentation to production-quality standards.\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe prioritize a strong foundation in first principles, practical skill, an inquisitive mindset, and a proactive attitude. We care as much—or more—about how you work as what you already know.\n\n\nMUST-HAVE\n\n - Pursuing a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Materials Science.\n\n - Coursework in electromagnetics, dielectrics, or high-voltage engineering—or demonstrated independent study in this area.\n\n - Genuine technical interest in high-voltage physics, insulation behavior, and failure mechanisms.\n\n - Strong debugging instincts: ability to isolate failure modes, design targeted experiments, and close findings into documented root causes.\n\n - Detail-oriented and safety-conscious—MV lab work demands rigor and discipline.\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Exposure to partial discharge theory, dielectric spectroscopy, or high-voltage lab techniques.\n\n - Familiarity with IEC or IEEE dielectric testing standards (IEC 60243, IEC 60270, or similar).\n\n - Experience with data analysis and visualization in Python or MATLAB.\n\n - Prior lab research in materials characterization, high-voltage systems, or power electronics.\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power. 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Our first focus goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As Technical Program Manager for Heron Power’s next-generation power conversion platform, you will own the technical execution of the product roadmap from architecture through manufacturing launch.
This role is intentionally hands-on and technically deep. You will work directly with power electronics, firmware/software, systems integration, test, and reliability teams to translate architectural intent into executable plans, surface technical risks early, and ensure tight coordination and execution.
You are not just tracking schedules — you are expected to understand converter architectures, firmware control strategies, system-level tradeoffs, and validation requirements well enough to drive meaningful technical conversations, challenge assumptions, and help teams converge on sound decisions. This is a high-visibility role with real ownership, where you will help build Heron Power’s execution model and “no surprises” culture from the ground up.
How You Will Contribute
Own and drive the end-to-end technical execution of Heron Power’s first product launch, translating system-level goals into structured, engineering-driven milestones across concept, architecture, validation, and launch
Drive deep coordination between power electronics, firmware/software, and systems integration teams, ensuring hardware and control-software roadmaps are tightly aligned and risks at the interfaces are actively managed
Lead program planning and execution across hardware design, embedded firmware, controls, test, reliability, compliance, supply chain, and manufacturing, with a clear plan of record and critical-path ownership
Partner with technical leads to define product requirements, validation strategies, and decision gates, ensuring design tradeoffs are explicitly documented and understood across teams
Facilitate and contribute to technical design reviews, including architecture reviews, design readiness reviews, and validation readiness reviews, with sufficient depth to surface real risks
Own engineering BOM strategy and NPI readiness, working closely with power electronics engineers and supply chain to balance performance, cost, availability, and manufacturability
Establish and track DFMEA-driven risk management, ensuring risks across design, firmware behavior, system integration, and manufacturing are identified, mitigated, and retired
Be the steward of a “no surprises” culture: proactively surface technical and execution risks early, drive clarity, and ensure issues are addressed before they become program-blocking failures
Act as a force multiplier across the organization — increasing engineering velocity, reducing ambiguity at interfaces, and raising the bar on execution discipline without slowing innovation
We are looking for someone who combines strong program leadership with real technical credibility in power electronics systems. This role rewards people who are comfortable going deep, asking hard questions, and bridging disciplines.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (power electronics focus strongly preferred) or equivalent demonstrated technical depth
5+ years leading complex, multidisciplinary engineering programs, ideally involving power electronics, embedded firmware, or tightly coupled hardware-software systems
Strong technical foundation in power electronics systems, with the ability to understand converter architectures, control strategies, and system-level tradeoffs well enough to guide execution
Demonstrated ability to work deeply with firmware/software teams, including understanding control loops, timing constraints, interfaces, and hardware-software dependencies
Experience driving programs from concept through validation and manufacturing launch, including prototype builds and design iterations
Strong grasp of DFM principles and the realities of building, testing, and scaling power electronics hardware
Proven ability to distill complex technical programs into clear risks, decisions, and priorities for both engineering and leadership audiences
Comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment, with high ownership, ambiguity, and minimal process overhead
Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across engineering, operations, and leadership teams
Hands-on experience designing, validating, or debugging inverters, rectifiers, or other high-power conversion systems
Experience with power electronics simulation and modeling tools (PLECS, MATLAB/Simulink)
Familiarity with embedded firmware development for power electronics or control systems
Proficiency with BOM ownership, PLM systems, change management, and NPI processes
Experience with UL / IEC compliance for power conversion equipment
Familiarity with Enovia PLM, CATIA, or similar tools
Proficiency with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) or similar technical program management platforms
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $150,000 to $200,000 per year.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first focus goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\n \n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nAs Technical Program Manager for Heron Power’s next-generation power conversion platform, you will own the technical execution of the product roadmap from architecture through manufacturing launch.\n\nThis role is intentionally hands-on and technically deep. You will work directly with power electronics, firmware/software, systems integration, test, and reliability teams to translate architectural intent into executable plans, surface technical risks early, and ensure tight coordination and execution.\n\nYou are not just tracking schedules — you are expected to understand converter architectures, firmware control strategies, system-level tradeoffs, and validation requirements well enough to drive meaningful technical conversations, challenge assumptions, and help teams converge on sound decisions. This is a high-visibility role with real ownership, where you will help build Heron Power’s execution model and “no surprises” culture from the ground up.\n\nHow You Will Contribute\n\n - Own and drive the end-to-end technical execution of Heron Power’s first product launch, translating system-level goals into structured, engineering-driven milestones across concept, architecture, validation, and launch\n\n - Drive deep coordination between power electronics, firmware/software, and systems integration teams, ensuring hardware and control-software roadmaps are tightly aligned and risks at the interfaces are actively managed\n\n - Lead program planning and execution across hardware design, embedded firmware, controls, test, reliability, compliance, supply chain, and manufacturing, with a clear plan of record and critical-path ownership\n\n - Partner with technical leads to define product requirements, validation strategies, and decision gates, ensuring design tradeoffs are explicitly documented and understood across teams\n\n - Facilitate and contribute to technical design reviews, including architecture reviews, design readiness reviews, and validation readiness reviews, with sufficient depth to surface real risks\n\n - Own engineering BOM strategy and NPI readiness, working closely with power electronics engineers and supply chain to balance performance, cost, availability, and manufacturability\n\n - Establish and track DFMEA-driven risk management, ensuring risks across design, firmware behavior, system integration, and manufacturing are identified, mitigated, and retired\n\n - Be the steward of a “no surprises” culture: proactively surface technical and execution risks early, drive clarity, and ensure issues are addressed before they become program-blocking failures\n\n - Act as a force multiplier across the organization — increasing engineering velocity, reducing ambiguity at interfaces, and raising the bar on execution discipline without slowing innovation\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe are looking for someone who combines strong program leadership with real technical credibility in power electronics systems. This role rewards people who are comfortable going deep, asking hard questions, and bridging disciplines.\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (power electronics focus strongly preferred) or equivalent demonstrated technical depth\n\n - 5+ years leading complex, multidisciplinary engineering programs, ideally involving power electronics, embedded firmware, or tightly coupled hardware-software systems\n\n - Strong technical foundation in power electronics systems, with the ability to understand converter architectures, control strategies, and system-level tradeoffs well enough to guide execution\n\n - Demonstrated ability to work deeply with firmware/software teams, including understanding control loops, timing constraints, interfaces, and hardware-software dependencies\n\n - Experience driving programs from concept through validation and manufacturing launch, including prototype builds and design iterations\n\n - Strong grasp of DFM principles and the realities of building, testing, and scaling power electronics hardware\n\n - Proven ability to distill complex technical programs into clear risks, decisions, and priorities for both engineering and leadership audiences\n\n - Comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment, with high ownership, ambiguity, and minimal process overhead\n\n - Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across engineering, operations, and leadership teams\n\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS\n\n - Hands-on experience designing, validating, or debugging inverters, rectifiers, or other high-power conversion systems\n\n - Experience with power electronics simulation and modeling tools (PLECS, MATLAB/Simulink)\n\n - Familiarity with embedded firmware development for power electronics or control systems\n\n - Proficiency with BOM ownership, PLM systems, change management, and NPI processes\n\n - Experience with UL / IEC compliance for power conversion equipment\n\n - Familiarity with Enovia PLM, CATIA, or similar tools\n\n - Proficiency with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) or similar technical program management platforms\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.\n\nHeron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As Heron Power’s Supplier Industrialization Engineer — Mechanical, you will take ownership of supplier development and manufacturing readiness across Heron’s mechanical supply base. You’ll collaborate closely with the Head of Supply Chain as well as senior leaders from engineering, NPI, reliability and manufacturing to drive strategic supplier partnerships.
You will ensure the technical success of Heron’s mechanical supply chain, overseeing supplier performance, manufacturing processes, tooling, and quality systems. This is a highly technical role with significant ownership across supplier qualification, DFM, NPI, production ramp, and continuous improvement, with potential for advancement into a leadership position.
Develop Heron’s mechanical supplier capabilities through technical capability assessments and manufacturing process improvement initiatives.
Lead supplier qualification to ensure sustained high-quality, cost-effective, and timely delivery of critical mechanical components and assemblies.
Facilitate clear communication of technical requirements between suppliers and Heron’s supply chain, design and manufacturing teams.
Drive supplier DFM/DFA reviews, drawing reviews, GD&T, assembly stack-up tolerance analysis, and ensure manufacturing processes can meet design requirements.
Lead industrialization and supplier development across welding, injection molding, die casting, brazing, fabrication, plastics, sheet metal, busbars, cold plates, tooling, and potting/encapsulation processes.
Drive tooling development and qualification, including molds, dies, fixtures, and production equipment.
Contribute to the evaluation of new or alternative materials and manufacturing processes for improved design, manufacturability, reliability, or cost reduction.
Identify and drive cost reduction activities through process, material, tooling, yield, and manufacturing optimization.
8+ years of experience in supplier development, supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, supplier industrialization, or a related field.
BS degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, materials engineering, or demonstrable equivalent experience and exceptional ability.
In-depth knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes and supplier industrialization, with demonstrated experience taking components from design through production.
Skilled in detailed drawing reviews, GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, metrology, and statistical data analysis techniques including SPC, DOE, and sampling plans.
Comprehensive understanding of quality management systems and standards such as ISO 9001 and PPAP.
Demonstrated ability to independently assess supplier manufacturing capabilities, identify process risks, and drive corrective actions through production.
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice.
Prior experience in manufacturing and/or process engineering focused on welding, injection molding, die casting, brazing, fabrication, plastics, sheet metal, busbars, cold plates, tooling, and potting/encapsulation processes.
Experience with power electronics, power conversion, thermal management, or other complex electromechanical products.
Experience with ERP and PLM tools to support BOM control, change management, factory quality, and supplier reporting.
Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, JMP, Minitab, etc.).
Experience leading supplier industrialization or mentoring engineers in a senior/staff technical capacity.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The base salary range for the role is from $160,000 to $220,000.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nAs Heron Power’s Supplier Industrialization Engineer — Mechanical, you will take ownership of supplier development and manufacturing readiness across Heron’s mechanical supply base. You’ll collaborate closely with the Head of Supply Chain as well as senior leaders from engineering, NPI, reliability and manufacturing to drive strategic supplier partnerships.\n\nYou will ensure the technical success of Heron’s mechanical supply chain, overseeing supplier performance, manufacturing processes, tooling, and quality systems. This is a highly technical role with significant ownership across supplier qualification, DFM, NPI, production ramp, and continuous improvement, with potential for advancement into a leadership position.\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Develop Heron’s mechanical supplier capabilities through technical capability assessments and manufacturing process improvement initiatives.\n\n - Lead supplier qualification to ensure sustained high-quality, cost-effective, and timely delivery of critical mechanical components and assemblies.\n\n - Facilitate clear communication of technical requirements between suppliers and Heron’s supply chain, design and manufacturing teams.\n\n - Drive supplier DFM/DFA reviews, drawing reviews, GD&T, assembly stack-up tolerance analysis, and ensure manufacturing processes can meet design requirements.\n\n - Lead industrialization and supplier development across welding, injection molding, die casting, brazing, fabrication, plastics, sheet metal, busbars, cold plates, tooling, and potting/encapsulation processes.\n\n - Drive tooling development and qualification, including molds, dies, fixtures, and production equipment.\n\n - Contribute to the evaluation of new or alternative materials and manufacturing processes for improved design, manufacturability, reliability, or cost reduction.\n\n - Identify and drive cost reduction activities through process, material, tooling, yield, and manufacturing optimization.\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\n\nMUST HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - 8+ years of experience in supplier development, supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, supplier industrialization, or a related field.\n\n - BS degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, materials engineering, or demonstrable equivalent experience and exceptional ability.\n\n - In-depth knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes and supplier industrialization, with demonstrated experience taking components from design through production.\n\n - Skilled in detailed drawing reviews, GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, metrology, and statistical data analysis techniques including SPC, DOE, and sampling plans.\n\n - Comprehensive understanding of quality management systems and standards such as ISO 9001 and PPAP.\n\n - Demonstrated ability to independently assess supplier manufacturing capabilities, identify process risks, and drive corrective actions through production.\n\n - Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice.\n\n\nNICE TO HAVES\n\n - Prior experience in manufacturing and/or process engineering focused on welding, injection molding, die casting, brazing, fabrication, plastics, sheet metal, busbars, cold plates, tooling, and potting/encapsulation processes.\n\n - Experience with power electronics, power conversion, thermal management, or other complex electromechanical products.\n\n - Experience with ERP and PLM tools to support BOM control, change management, factory quality, and supplier reporting.\n\n - Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, JMP, Minitab, etc.).\n\n - Experience leading supplier industrialization or mentoring engineers in a senior/staff technical capacity.\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.\n\nHeron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As Heron Power’s Supplier Industrialization Engineer — PCBA, you will take ownership of supplier development and manufacturing readiness across Heron’s PCB, PCBA, and electronics supply base. You’ll collaborate closely with the Head of Supply Chain as well as senior leaders from engineering, NPI, reliability and manufacturing to drive strategic supplier partnerships.
You will ensure the technical success of Heron’s electronics supply chain, overseeing supplier performance, manufacturing processes, qualification, and quality systems. This is a highly technical role with significant ownership across supplier qualification, DFM, NPI, production ramp, and continuous improvement, with potential for advancement into a leadership position.
Develop Heron’s PCBA and electronics supplier capabilities through technical capability assessments and manufacturing process improvement initiatives.
Lead supplier qualification to ensure sustained high-quality, cost-effective, and timely delivery of critical PCBs, PCBAs, and power electronic assemblies.
Facilitate clear communication of technical requirements between suppliers and Heron’s supply chain, electrical engineering, power electronics, and manufacturing teams.
Drive supplier DFM/DFA reviews, PCB/PCBA design-for-manufacturing assessments, process reviews, and ensure assembly processes can meet design requirements.
Lead industrialization and supplier development across PCB fabrication, SMT, through-hole assembly, soldering, power semiconductor assembly, inspection, electrical test, and high-power PCBA processes.
Drive supplier process capability, yield improvement, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions for critical manufacturing and quality issues.
Contribute to the evaluation of new or alternative PCB, component, material, and manufacturing technologies for improved reliability, manufacturability, or cost reduction.
Identify and drive cost reduction activities through process, material, automation, yield, and manufacturing optimization.
8+ years of experience in PCBA manufacturing, supplier development, supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, supplier industrialization, or a related field.
BS degree in electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial engineering, or demonstrable equivalent experience and exceptional ability.
In-depth knowledge of PCB/PCBA manufacturing processes, with demonstrated experience taking complex electronic assemblies from development through production.
Strong understanding of SMT, through-hole assembly, soldering, PCB fabrication, inspection, electrical test, and manufacturing process controls.
Skilled in DFM/DFA, process capability, metrology, and statistical data analysis techniques including SPC, DOE, and sampling plans.
Comprehensive understanding of quality management systems and standards such as ISO 9001 and PPAP.
Demonstrated ability to independently assess supplier manufacturing capabilities, identify process risks, and drive corrective actions through production.
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice.
Prior experience in manufacturing and/or process engineering focused on power electronics, PCBA, PCB fabrication, power semiconductors, high-voltage/high-current assemblies, or power conversion products.
Experience with SiC, MOSFET, high-power switching, thermal management, or other power-electronics technologies.
Experience with AOI, X-ray, functional test, in-circuit test, electrical characterization, or reliability testing.
Experience with ERP and PLM tools to support BOM control, change management, factory quality, and supplier reporting.
Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, JMP, Minitab, etc.).
Experience leading supplier industrialization or mentoring engineers in a senior/staff technical capacity.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The base salary range for the role is from $160,000 to $220,000.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. 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This is a highly technical role with significant ownership across supplier qualification, DFM, NPI, production ramp, and continuous improvement, with potential for advancement into a leadership position.\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Develop Heron’s PCBA and electronics supplier capabilities through technical capability assessments and manufacturing process improvement initiatives.\n\n - Lead supplier qualification to ensure sustained high-quality, cost-effective, and timely delivery of critical PCBs, PCBAs, and power electronic assemblies.\n\n - Facilitate clear communication of technical requirements between suppliers and Heron’s supply chain, electrical engineering, power electronics, and manufacturing teams.\n\n - Drive supplier DFM/DFA reviews, PCB/PCBA design-for-manufacturing assessments, process reviews, and ensure assembly processes can meet design requirements.\n\n - Lead industrialization and supplier development across PCB fabrication, SMT, through-hole assembly, soldering, power semiconductor assembly, inspection, electrical test, and high-power PCBA processes.\n\n - Drive supplier process capability, yield improvement, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions for critical manufacturing and quality issues.\n\n - Contribute to the evaluation of new or alternative PCB, component, material, and manufacturing technologies for improved reliability, manufacturability, or cost reduction.\n\n - Identify and drive cost reduction activities through process, material, automation, yield, and manufacturing optimization.\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\n\nMUST HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - 8+ years of experience in PCBA manufacturing, supplier development, supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, supplier industrialization, or a related field.\n\n - BS degree in electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial engineering, or demonstrable equivalent experience and exceptional ability.\n\n - In-depth knowledge of PCB/PCBA manufacturing processes, with demonstrated experience taking complex electronic assemblies from development through production.\n\n - Strong understanding of SMT, through-hole assembly, soldering, PCB fabrication, inspection, electrical test, and manufacturing process controls.\n\n - Skilled in DFM/DFA, process capability, metrology, and statistical data analysis techniques including SPC, DOE, and sampling plans.\n\n - Comprehensive understanding of quality management systems and standards such as ISO 9001 and PPAP.\n\n - Demonstrated ability to independently assess supplier manufacturing capabilities, identify process risks, and drive corrective actions through production.\n\n - Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice.\n\n\nNICE TO HAVES\n\n - Prior experience in manufacturing and/or process engineering focused on power electronics, PCBA, PCB fabrication, power semiconductors, high-voltage/high-current assemblies, or power conversion products.\n\n - Experience with SiC, MOSFET, high-power switching, thermal management, or other power-electronics technologies.\n\n - Experience with AOI, X-ray, functional test, in-circuit test, electrical characterization, or reliability testing.\n\n - Experience with ERP and PLM tools to support BOM control, change management, factory quality, and supplier reporting.\n\n - Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, JMP, Minitab, etc.).\n\n - Experience leading supplier industrialization or mentoring engineers in a senior/staff technical capacity.\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As a Staff/Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will be one of the most senior individual contributors on the Software team, setting technical direction for the systems that run Heron Power from the full scale Build platform that powers our factory floor and supply chain to the internal tools, services, and data infrastructure our engineers and operators depend on every day. You will architect and build software end-to-end: backend services, data pipelines, developer tooling, and the cloud and deployment infrastructure underneath them.
This is a hands-on, high-leverage role. You will write production code, design systems that scale from early production into volume manufacturing and raise the engineering bar across the team through architecture, code review, mentorship, and the standards you set. You are expected to own ambiguous, cross-cutting problems and drive them to shipped, reliable software with minimal direction.
You will work shoulder-to-shoulder with hardware, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations teams, translating messy real-world requirements into systems that perform. As a Staff+ IC, your impact comes through technical judgment and influence choosing the right problems, making the right build-versus-buy calls, and multiplying the output of everyone around you.
Architecture & Systems Design: Set the technical direction for major systems across the platform designing services, data models, and APIs that are reliable, observable, and built to scale with the business.
Hands-On Software Development: Write and ship production code across the stack, from backend services and data pipelines to internal tools, setting the standard for quality the rest of the team builds to.
Cloud & Infrastructure: Own how we provision and run infrastructure on AWS, defining infrastructure as code with Terraform or Pulumi and making the platform reproducible, secure, and cost-aware.
CI/CD & Developer Experience: Build and harden the pipelines and tooling that move code from development to production with tools like GitHub Actions so the whole team ships quickly and safely.
Kubernetes & Deployment: Design how our applications are containerized, orchestrated, and run in production on Kubernetes, with sensible defaults the team can rely on.
Observability & Reliability: Define how we monitor, alert on, and debug our systems with tools like Grafana and Prometheus and own the practices that keep production healthy.
Security & Data Integrity: Embed sound security practices access controls, secrets management, and least privilege and ensure the data flowing through our systems is accurate and trustworthy.
Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Raise the bar through code review, design reviews, and mentorship; help define engineering standards; and grow the engineers around you.
We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, deep technical range, and the judgment to know what to build, what to buy, and what to leave alone.
Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent demonstrated experience will be considered.
10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant time at a Staff or Principal IC level owning the design of large production systems.
Deep expertise building and operating backend services and distributed systems in production, with strong fundamentals in data modeling, APIs, and system design.
Strong proficiency in one or more modern languages (e.g., Go, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript) and comfort moving across the stack.
Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent), containers, and Kubernetes.
Experience designing and owning CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling that let teams ship reliably (e.g., GitHub Actions).
Solid grasp of observability, security, and operational best practices, monitoring, alerting, access controls, and secrets management.
Strong written and verbal communication; able to drive technical decisions and align engineers and stakeholders without relying on authority.
A track record of leading ambiguous, cross-functional projects end-to-end and mentoring other engineers.
Experience building software for manufacturing, supply chain, hardware, or other physical-world operations (MES, WMS, ERP, factory or industrial systems).
Experience standing up platforms or internal tooling from greenfield at a fast-growing startup.
Familiarity with relational databases and SQL, and with designing data pipelines and warehousing.
Experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, or real-time / telemetry data.
Expert-level comfort with Linux, Git workflows, and command-line tooling.
Prior experience integrating third-party SaaS systems and making build-versus-buy decisions.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges $180,000 to $240,000 from per year.
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You are expected to own ambiguous, cross-cutting problems and drive them to shipped, reliable software with minimal direction.\n\nYou will work shoulder-to-shoulder with hardware, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations teams, translating messy real-world requirements into systems that perform. As a Staff+ IC, your impact comes through technical judgment and influence choosing the right problems, making the right build-versus-buy calls, and multiplying the output of everyone around you.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Architecture & Systems Design: Set the technical direction for major systems across the platform designing services, data models, and APIs that are reliable, observable, and built to scale with the business.\n\n - Hands-On Software Development: Write and ship production code across the stack, from backend services and data pipelines to internal tools, setting the standard for quality the rest of the team builds to.\n\n - Cloud & Infrastructure: Own how we provision and run infrastructure on AWS, defining infrastructure as code with Terraform or Pulumi and making the platform reproducible, secure, and cost-aware.\n\n - CI/CD & Developer Experience: Build and harden the pipelines and tooling that move code from development to production with tools like GitHub Actions so the whole team ships quickly and safely.\n\n - Kubernetes & Deployment: Design how our applications are containerized, orchestrated, and run in production on Kubernetes, with sensible defaults the team can rely on.\n\n - Observability & Reliability: Define how we monitor, alert on, and debug our systems with tools like Grafana and Prometheus and own the practices that keep production healthy.\n\n - Security & Data Integrity: Embed sound security practices access controls, secrets management, and least privilege and ensure the data flowing through our systems is accurate and trustworthy.\n\n - Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Raise the bar through code review, design reviews, and mentorship; help define engineering standards; and grow the engineers around you.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe prioritize a strong grip on first principles, deep technical range, and the judgment to know what to build, what to buy, and what to leave alone.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent demonstrated experience will be considered.\n\n - 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant time at a Staff or Principal IC level owning the design of large production systems.\n\n - Deep expertise building and operating backend services and distributed systems in production, with strong fundamentals in data modeling, APIs, and system design.\n\n - Strong proficiency in one or more modern languages (e.g., Go, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript) and comfort moving across the stack.\n\n - Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent), containers, and Kubernetes.\n\n - Experience designing and owning CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling that let teams ship reliably (e.g., GitHub Actions).\n\n - Solid grasp of observability, security, and operational best practices, monitoring, alerting, access controls, and secrets management.\n\n - Strong written and verbal communication; able to drive technical decisions and align engineers and stakeholders without relying on authority.\n\n - A track record of leading ambiguous, cross-functional projects end-to-end and mentoring other engineers.\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience building software for manufacturing, supply chain, hardware, or other physical-world operations (MES, WMS, ERP, factory or industrial systems).\n\n - Experience standing up platforms or internal tooling from greenfield at a fast-growing startup.\n\n - Familiarity with relational databases and SQL, and with designing data pipelines and warehousing.\n\n - Experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, or real-time / telemetry data.\n\n - Expert-level comfort with Linux, Git workflows, and command-line tooling.\n\n - Prior experience integrating third-party SaaS systems and making build-versus-buy decisions.\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As an electrical engineer intern, you will be responsible for participating in subsystem architecture design, design and analysis/simulation of subcircuits, ECAD library management, layout, schematic capture and performing component and circuit cost and sourcing analysis. You will work with the EE team developing functional test, bring-up procedures, testing and debugging prototypes.
Own the role of ECAD librarian creating components and providing reviews of design components.
Work with the EE team to identify suitable components for designs as well as evaluating and identifying alternate solutions.
Verify circuit performance through simulation and testing of prototypes, including development and facilitation of test procedures.
Participate in design reviews and trade-off analysis for sub-system architectures.
Develop bring-up test plans and FW/SW requirements for new designs, performing testing of prototype hardware and managing test data.
Test electrical interface integrity across PCBs, sensors, actuators, and communication buses (e.g., CAN, RS-485, Ethernet, LV analog/digital I/O).
Support validation and bring-up of LV systems during prototype and production builds, including DVT and integration testing.
Coordinate with firmware, test, and manufacturing teams to ensure proper system behavior, testability, integration, and serviceability.
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
Currently pursuing a bachelors or masters in Electrical Engineering.
1+ term of previous internship experience in an EE field or examples of hardware projects you have worked on.
Experience with circuit simulation and ECAD tools (eg. LTSpice, Altium...).
Experience with microcontrollers, their peripherals and standard board level communication protocols (I2C, SPI, QSPI, UART, CAN).
Familiarity with analog circuits, power conversion and power supply topologies.
Hands-on experience with debugging and testing electrical systems using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and similar tools.
Passion for learning and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Experience with LV systems in high-voltage environments
Familiarity with fieldbus communication protocols like CAN or industrial ethernet.
Knowledge of EMC and UL/IEC standards.
Knowledge of IPC standards for PCB design and manufacturing.
Experience in creating engineering drawings, wiring harness drawings, and related specifications.
Exposure firmware development and debugging tools.
Knowledge of failure mode analysis and root cause investigations of electrical systems.
A portfolio that showcases your passion for electronics.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power is a startup building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and cost-effective hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.
Our first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products.
We believe no one person knows everything. We learn together, build together, and solve hard problems from first principles. You’ll work in a fast-moving, deeply technical environment where ownership and impact are real.
We are seeking a Head of People Operations to serve as Heron Power’s first dedicated HR hire. Reporting to the VP of Finance & Operations, you will help build the people operations foundation for a company scaling from R&D into manufacturing. You will own HR operations, payroll administration, benefits, compliance, employee relations, and manager support, while implementing the systems and policies needed to support a growing non-exempt and hourly workforce. This is a hands-on, high impact role that will influence Heron Power’s culture for years to come.
Employee Lifecycle
Own employee onboarding, background checks, immigration with outside counsel, I-9 verification, and new hire orientation
Manage offboarding, including final pay coordination, exit interviews, systems deprovisioning, and documentation
Coordinate performance review cycles, promotions, job changes, and salary adjustments in partnership with Finance and leadership
Support contractor onboarding, renewals, and offboarding in partnership with Legal and Finance
Payroll, Benefits & Systems
Prepare payroll for salaried and hourly employees in partnership with Finance
Lead benefits evaluation, annual renewals, open enrollment, and day-to-day administration
Manage HR systems and lead necessary transitions and integrations in partnership with IT
Build scalable timekeeping, attendance, scheduling, and wage-and-hour processes ahead of manufacturing ramp
HR Business Partnership & Compliance
Serve as the first point of contact for employee relations, manager coaching, performance concerns, investigations, and HR cases
Maintain the employee handbook, HR policies, required trainings, employee records, and compliance calendar
Partner with Compliance/EHS on workers’ compensation, OSHA-related processes, safety training, and injury reporting
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
7+ years of progressive HR / people operations experience, including senior-level responsibility at a high-growth company
Hands-on experience running payroll, including non-exempt/hourly staff
Experience owning HRIS and payroll systems, including implementations and integrations with third-party tools
Exceptional discretion, judgment, and communication skills — employees at every level trust you with sensitive matters
Strong knowledge of federal and California employment law
Prior experience as the first or early HR hire at a Series A–C company
Experience supporting a scaling manufacturing, warehouse or hourly workforce
PHR, SPHR, or SHRM-CP/SCP certification
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $180,000 to $250,000 per year.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and cost-effective hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products.\n\nWe believe no one person knows everything. We learn together, build together, and solve hard problems from first principles. You’ll work in a fast-moving, deeply technical environment where ownership and impact are real.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nWe are seeking a Head of People Operations to serve as Heron Power’s first dedicated HR hire. Reporting to the VP of Finance & Operations, you will help build the people operations foundation for a company scaling from R&D into manufacturing. You will own HR operations, payroll administration, benefits, compliance, employee relations, and manager support, while implementing the systems and policies needed to support a growing non-exempt and hourly workforce. This is a hands-on, high impact role that will influence Heron Power’s culture for years to come.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\nEmployee Lifecycle\n\n - Own employee onboarding, background checks, immigration with outside counsel, I-9 verification, and new hire orientation\n\n - Manage offboarding, including final pay coordination, exit interviews, systems deprovisioning, and documentation\n\n - Coordinate performance review cycles, promotions, job changes, and salary adjustments in partnership with Finance and leadership\n\n - Support contractor onboarding, renewals, and offboarding in partnership with Legal and Finance\n\nPayroll, Benefits & Systems\n\n - Prepare payroll for salaried and hourly employees in partnership with Finance\n\n - Lead benefits evaluation, annual renewals, open enrollment, and day-to-day administration\n\n - Manage HR systems and lead necessary transitions and integrations in partnership with IT\n\n - Build scalable timekeeping, attendance, scheduling, and wage-and-hour processes ahead of manufacturing ramp\n\nHR Business Partnership & Compliance\n\n - Serve as the first point of contact for employee relations, manager coaching, performance concerns, investigations, and HR cases\n\n - Maintain the employee handbook, HR policies, required trainings, employee records, and compliance calendar\n\n - Partner with Compliance/EHS on workers’ compensation, OSHA-related processes, safety training, and injury reporting\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience\n\n - 7+ years of progressive HR / people operations experience, including senior-level responsibility at a high-growth company\n\n - Hands-on experience running payroll, including non-exempt/hourly staff\n\n - Experience owning HRIS and payroll systems, including implementations and integrations with third-party tools\n\n - Exceptional discretion, judgment, and communication skills — employees at every level trust you with sensitive matters\n\n - Strong knowledge of federal and California employment law\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Prior experience as the first or early HR hire at a Series A–C company\n\n - Experience supporting a scaling manufacturing, warehouse or hourly workforce\n\n - PHR, SPHR, or SHRM-CP/SCP certification\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.\n\nHeron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As an Intern, Power Electronics Controls Engineer, you will be responsible for dynamic modeling, controller design, implementation, and validation for power converters. Additionally, you will be responsible for system analysis and integration.
Evaluate system-level requirements and translate to dynamic performance and controls specs
Analyze and model candidate converter topologies and architectures, and work with the hardware team to evaluate engineering trade-offs
Outline and design controller architecture to achieve design and dynamic objectives
Capture controller design in Matlab/Simulink
Perform small-signal modeling aimed at tuning and stabilizing controller responses
Review electrical schematics and suggest changes to ensure signal acquisition and the plant are well-designed to handle transients and edge-cases
Translate algorithms from Simulink into embedded code (in C language)
Create and utilize hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) setups for validation
Work with hardware team to perform prototype bring-up and validation
Create and execute dynamic stress-test plans
Design and support special behaviors required for thermal, reliability, and compliance tests
Design and support special behaviors required for end-of-line testing for volume production
Review and analyze fleet data, and devise performance improvement and failure mitigation strategies
As a startup, we expect individuals to engage and overlap with teams with adjacent skill-sets. Expect to overlap both with circuit-design engineers and firmware engineers as needed.
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering (or a related field).
Strong electrical engineering fundamentals
Familiarity with simple power conversion topologies
Understanding of dynamic models and control systems
Ability to write and troubleshoot C-code
Hands-on circuit troubleshooting experience
Experience with design and controls of grid-tied inverter systems
Familiarity with modular architectures and/or multi-level topologies
Familiarity with grid-code requirements such as IEEE1547, IEEE2800, UL1741, or equivalent
Embedded coding and troubleshooting experience
Experience in high-volume production and support
Familiarity with power system modeling, operation, and common protection techniques
Experience with PV conversion systems including maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and arc-fault detection
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. 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Additionally, you will be responsible for system analysis and integration.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Evaluate system-level requirements and translate to dynamic performance and controls specs\n\n - Analyze and model candidate converter topologies and architectures, and work with the hardware team to evaluate engineering trade-offs\n\n - Outline and design controller architecture to achieve design and dynamic objectives\n\n - Capture controller design in Matlab/Simulink\n\n - Perform small-signal modeling aimed at tuning and stabilizing controller responses\n\n - Review electrical schematics and suggest changes to ensure signal acquisition and the plant are well-designed to handle transients and edge-cases\n\n - Translate algorithms from Simulink into embedded code (in C language)\n\n - Create and utilize hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) setups for validation\n\n - Work with hardware team to perform prototype bring-up and validation\n\n - Create and execute dynamic stress-test plans\n\n - Design and support special behaviors required for thermal, reliability, and compliance tests\n\n - Design and support special behaviors required for end-of-line testing for volume production\n\n - Review and analyze fleet data, and devise performance improvement and failure mitigation strategies\n\n - As a startup, we expect individuals to engage and overlap with teams with adjacent skill-sets. Expect to overlap both with circuit-design engineers and firmware engineers as needed.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering (or a related field).\n\n - Strong electrical engineering fundamentals\n\n - Familiarity with simple power conversion topologies\n\n - Understanding of dynamic models and control systems\n\n - Ability to write and troubleshoot C-code\n\n - Hands-on circuit troubleshooting experience\n\n\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience with design and controls of grid-tied inverter systems\n\n - Familiarity with modular architectures and/or multi-level topologies\n\n - Familiarity with grid-code requirements such as IEEE1547, IEEE2800, UL1741, or equivalent\n\n - Embedded coding and troubleshooting experience\n\n - Experience in high-volume production and support\n\n - Familiarity with power system modeling, operation, and common protection techniques\n\n - Experience with PV conversion systems including maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and arc-fault detection\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.
Our first focus goal is to build better converters to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power's leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
Heron Power's engineering organization is scaling from prototype builds to volume production, and this role owns that transition. We seek a builder, first and foremost — someone who thrives in a prototyping environment, gets energy from ambiguity and pioneering paths forward as processes take shape, and is genuinely at home on a factory floor. You'll lead the pilot build technician team and define the program-level process that turns engineering designs into buildable, repeatable, high-quality hardware — and you won't be afraid to get your hands dirty doing it.
This is both a people-leadership role and a program-ownership role. Beyond hiring and developing the technician team, you lead the prototype program itself: build readiness, schedule, ramp-to-volume execution, and the handoff of manufacturing processes to the production plant. You will work daily across design engineering, EPMs, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, and quality to keep every build coordinated instead of executed in isolation.
You are expected to operate with a “no surprises” standard — surfacing schedule, quality, and resourcing risk before it costs a build day, and be accountable to build status for each active program.
As Heron scales toward high-volume production, we expect this role to grow with the company — including a potential path to Head of Production for the right person.
Own end-to-end build program execution of prototype and early engineering builds, including schedule, resourcing, and readiness gates, and driving ramp-to-volume strategy.
Build and lead the organization — hire, manage, and develop the pilot technician team, scaling structure and career paths as build volume and program count grow.
Serve as the cross-functional glue for every build, coordinating design engineering, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, quality, and EPMs so builds run against a shared plan rather than in isolation, with particular attention to change management.
Maintain build readiness plans to track part availability, tooling and fixture readiness, and open engineering changes ahead of each build; run readiness reviews and drive open items to closure with clear owners and dates.
Own the manufacturing transition of early manufacturing processes to the production plant, partnering with manufacturing engineering to define what “production ready” means for each process and calling out explicitly where a prototype process won't hold at volume.
Coordinate engineering change cutovers, including configuration and serial-number effectivity tracking, and plan and execute unique builds (customer pilot, qualification, demo units) without disrupting the core program schedule.
Own the master build schedule and risk mitigation, account for long-lead components and specialized processes, proactively identify supply chain and single-source risk, and drive contingency plans.
Monitor yield and build-related issues, drive resolution with the relevant stakeholders, and connect recurring issues back into a real root-cause and corrective-action process rather than one-off fixes.
Maintain program visibility through dashboards and KPI reporting on build health, on-time delivery, launch readiness, and risk for program leadership and executive audiences.
Identify cost and process improvement opportunities in design, materials, and process, and lead tradeoff discussions that balance low-risk savings against higher-payoff options.
We're looking for someone with hands-on NPI or manufacturing program leadership experience in a hardware environment who can run a build program end-to-end, leading a technician organization, and partner with supporting organizations to ensure build readiness without needing to own all technical decisions themselves.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent demonstrated experience will be considered.
7+ years in NPI, prototype build, or manufacturing engineering in hardware, including 2–3+ years managing a technician or build team.
Direct experience owning prototype or early engineering builds as a program — schedule, resourcing, and readiness gates end-to-end, not just executing to someone else's plan.
Experience transitioning work from prototype to a production manufacturing organization, including ramp-to-volume execution.
Comfortable with the ambiguity of an early-stage hardware startup — willing to be hands-on on the floor while building the team and process so that eventually you don't have to be.
A strong communicator who can hold engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing accountable to build readiness without owning the technical decisions yourself.
Power electronics, energy storage, or comparably complex electromechanical hardware background.
Experience with PPAP, APQP, or similar supplier and industrialization qualification frameworks.
Experience building program dashboards and KPI reporting for executive audiences.
Familiarity with cost-down or VAVE initiatives in a hardware manufacturing environment.
Proficiency with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) or similar platforms for program tracking.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first focus goal is to build better converters to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power's leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nHeron Power's engineering organization is scaling from prototype builds to volume production, and this role owns that transition. We seek a builder, first and foremost — someone who thrives in a prototyping environment, gets energy from ambiguity and pioneering paths forward as processes take shape, and is genuinely at home on a factory floor. You'll lead the pilot build technician team and define the program-level process that turns engineering designs into buildable, repeatable, high-quality hardware — and you won't be afraid to get your hands dirty doing it.\n\nThis is both a people-leadership role and a program-ownership role. Beyond hiring and developing the technician team, you lead the prototype program itself: build readiness, schedule, ramp-to-volume execution, and the handoff of manufacturing processes to the production plant. You will work daily across design engineering, EPMs, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, and quality to keep every build coordinated instead of executed in isolation.\n\nYou are expected to operate with a “no surprises” standard — surfacing schedule, quality, and resourcing risk before it costs a build day, and be accountable to build status for each active program.\n\nAs Heron scales toward high-volume production, we expect this role to grow with the company — including a potential path to Head of Production for the right person.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Own end-to-end build program execution of prototype and early engineering builds, including schedule, resourcing, and readiness gates, and driving ramp-to-volume strategy.\n\n - Build and lead the organization — hire, manage, and develop the pilot technician team, scaling structure and career paths as build volume and program count grow.\n\n - Serve as the cross-functional glue for every build, coordinating design engineering, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, quality, and EPMs so builds run against a shared plan rather than in isolation, with particular attention to change management.\n\n - Maintain build readiness plans to track part availability, tooling and fixture readiness, and open engineering changes ahead of each build; run readiness reviews and drive open items to closure with clear owners and dates.\n\n - Own the manufacturing transition of early manufacturing processes to the production plant, partnering with manufacturing engineering to define what “production ready” means for each process and calling out explicitly where a prototype process won't hold at volume.\n\n - Coordinate engineering change cutovers, including configuration and serial-number effectivity tracking, and plan and execute unique builds (customer pilot, qualification, demo units) without disrupting the core program schedule.\n\n - Own the master build schedule and risk mitigation, account for long-lead components and specialized processes, proactively identify supply chain and single-source risk, and drive contingency plans.\n\n - Monitor yield and build-related issues, drive resolution with the relevant stakeholders, and connect recurring issues back into a real root-cause and corrective-action process rather than one-off fixes.\n\n - Maintain program visibility through dashboards and KPI reporting on build health, on-time delivery, launch readiness, and risk for program leadership and executive audiences.\n\n - Identify cost and process improvement opportunities in design, materials, and process, and lead tradeoff discussions that balance low-risk savings against higher-payoff options.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe're looking for someone with hands-on NPI or manufacturing program leadership experience in a hardware environment who can run a build program end-to-end, leading a technician organization, and partner with supporting organizations to ensure build readiness without needing to own all technical decisions themselves.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent demonstrated experience will be considered.\n\n - 7+ years in NPI, prototype build, or manufacturing engineering in hardware, including 2–3+ years managing a technician or build team.\n\n - Direct experience owning prototype or early engineering builds as a program — schedule, resourcing, and readiness gates end-to-end, not just executing to someone else's plan.\n\n - Experience transitioning work from prototype to a production manufacturing organization, including ramp-to-volume execution.\n\n - Comfortable with the ambiguity of an early-stage hardware startup — willing to be hands-on on the floor while building the team and process so that eventually you don't have to be.\n\n - A strong communicator who can hold engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing accountable to build readiness without owning the technical decisions yourself.\n\n\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS\n\n - Power electronics, energy storage, or comparably complex electromechanical hardware background.\n\n - Experience with PPAP, APQP, or similar supplier and industrialization qualification frameworks.\n\n - Experience building program dashboards and KPI reporting for executive audiences.\n\n - Familiarity with cost-down or VAVE initiatives in a hardware manufacturing environment.\n\n - Proficiency with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) or similar platforms for program tracking.\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
Reliability is at the core of our company and everything we design. We stand behind our products with a full lifetime warranty across all applications—a commitment that only holds up if reliability is engineered in from first principles, not bolted on at the end.
As our Reliability Engineering Lead, you will drive reliability-by-design across Heron Power’s power electronics products—from concept through field deployment—grounded in Physics of Failure (PoF) and Design for Reliability (DFR) principles rather than generic stress screening. You’ll set reliability strategy at the corporate level and partner across Electrical, Mechanical, Firmware/Software, Quality, Product, and Commercial teams to ensure it’s designed in at every level, from warranty terms through lifecycle cost of ownership.
Define product reliability requirements, balancing target reliability and failure-rate metrics against cost, schedule, and manufacturability constraints
Set reliability strategy and goals at the corporate level, aligning engineering, product, and manufacturing teams around shared reliability targets and roadmaps
Apply Physics of Failure and Design for Reliability principles throughout the product development lifecycle, identifying dominant failure mechanisms early and driving design decisions that mitigate them before hardware exists
Derive mission profiles from real-world use conditions and translate them into accelerated life test (ALT) calculations—acceleration factors, sample size, and test duration
Build and maintain reliability models (Weibull/lifetime distributions, FMEA, fault tree analysis) to predict failure modes and quantify confidence levels for design decisions
Own field reliability strategy, closing the loop between field return/failure data and our design, test, and mission-profile assumptions
Partner with Product and Commercial teams to define warranty terms, translating our full lifetime warranty commitment into concrete design targets
Own the lifecycle cost as a design attribute—driving decisions on service, repair, and system architecture that keep products highly available and cost-effective to operate over decades, beating the competition on lifetime cost of ownership
Partner directly with Electrical, Mechanical, and Firmware/Software engineering teams, as well as the Quality organization, to ensure reliability is designed in at the component and system level
Mentor and potentially lead a team of reliability engineers, setting technical direction and reviewing mission-profile derivations, ALT plans, and findings
This is a strategy-setting role, not just an execution role—you define reliability requirements and set corporate-level goals rather than apply an existing process.
You'll have the challenge to build and scale a reliability engineering function as Heron grows, rather than executing within one that's already established.
You own the full arc from physics to business outcome—mission profiles → ALT plans → field data → warranty terms—closing the loop between design assumptions and real-world performance.
You’ll have the license to build and scale a reliability engineering function as Heron grows, rather than executing within one that’s already established.
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Reliability, or related Engineering discipline
Demonstrated depth in Physics of Failure (PoF) and Design for Reliability (DFR) methodologies, grounded in underlying failure mechanisms (e.g., fatigue, thermal, electromigration, corrosion)
Hands-on experience deriving mission profiles from field/use-condition data and translating them into accelerated life test calculations (acceleration factors, sample size, duration)
Experience defining reliability requirements that explicitly account for cost, schedule, and business risk tradeoffs
Strong grounding in reliability statistics—Weibull analysis, censored data handling, confidence intervals, FMEA/FTA
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with Electrical, Mechanical, and Firmware/Software teams and Quality organizations
Experience designing for maintainability, serviceability, and system availability—translating those attributes into concrete design decisions
Demonstrated experience partnering with Product and Commercial teams to connect warranty/business commitments with engineering design targets
Experience owning field reliability strategy end-to-end
Prior experience setting reliability strategy or goals at an organizational (not just program) level
Published research or industry papers in reliability or physics of failure (e.g., IEEE RAMS or equivalent venues)
Experience building or scaling a reliability engineering function or team
Experience in power electronics or related high-reliability hardware domains
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nReliability is at the core of our company and everything we design. We stand behind our products with a full lifetime warranty across all applications—a commitment that only holds up if reliability is engineered in from first principles, not bolted on at the end.\n\nAs our Reliability Engineering Lead, you will drive reliability-by-design across Heron Power’s power electronics products—from concept through field deployment—grounded in Physics of Failure (PoF) and Design for Reliability (DFR) principles rather than generic stress screening. You’ll set reliability strategy at the corporate level and partner across Electrical, Mechanical, Firmware/Software, Quality, Product, and Commercial teams to ensure it’s designed in at every level, from warranty terms through lifecycle cost of ownership.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Define product reliability requirements, balancing target reliability and failure-rate metrics against cost, schedule, and manufacturability constraints\n\n - Set reliability strategy and goals at the corporate level, aligning engineering, product, and manufacturing teams around shared reliability targets and roadmaps\n\n - Apply Physics of Failure and Design for Reliability principles throughout the product development lifecycle, identifying dominant failure mechanisms early and driving design decisions that mitigate them before hardware exists\n\n - Derive mission profiles from real-world use conditions and translate them into accelerated life test (ALT) calculations—acceleration factors, sample size, and test duration\n\n - Build and maintain reliability models (Weibull/lifetime distributions, FMEA, fault tree analysis) to predict failure modes and quantify confidence levels for design decisions\n\n - Own field reliability strategy, closing the loop between field return/failure data and our design, test, and mission-profile assumptions\n\n - Partner with Product and Commercial teams to define warranty terms, translating our full lifetime warranty commitment into concrete design targets\n\n - Own the lifecycle cost as a design attribute—driving decisions on service, repair, and system architecture that keep products highly available and cost-effective to operate over decades, beating the competition on lifetime cost of ownership\n\n - Partner directly with Electrical, Mechanical, and Firmware/Software engineering teams, as well as the Quality organization, to ensure reliability is designed in at the component and system level\n\n - Mentor and potentially lead a team of reliability engineers, setting technical direction and reviewing mission-profile derivations, ALT plans, and findings\n\n\n\n\nWHAT MAKES THIS ROLE DIFFERENT\n\n - This is a strategy-setting role, not just an execution role—you define reliability requirements and set corporate-level goals rather than apply an existing process.\n\n - You'll have the challenge to build and scale a reliability engineering function as Heron grows, rather than executing within one that's already established.\n\n - You own the full arc from physics to business outcome—mission profiles → ALT plans → field data → warranty terms—closing the loop between design assumptions and real-world performance.\n\n - You’ll have the license to build and scale a reliability engineering function as Heron grows, rather than executing within one that’s already established.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Reliability, or related Engineering discipline\n\n - Demonstrated depth in Physics of Failure (PoF) and Design for Reliability (DFR) methodologies, grounded in underlying failure mechanisms (e.g., fatigue, thermal, electromigration, corrosion)\n\n - Hands-on experience deriving mission profiles from field/use-condition data and translating them into accelerated life test calculations (acceleration factors, sample size, duration)\n\n - Experience defining reliability requirements that explicitly account for cost, schedule, and business risk tradeoffs\n\n - Strong grounding in reliability statistics—Weibull analysis, censored data handling, confidence intervals, FMEA/FTA\n\n - Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with Electrical, Mechanical, and Firmware/Software teams and Quality organizations\n\n - Experience designing for maintainability, serviceability, and system availability—translating those attributes into concrete design decisions\n\n - Demonstrated experience partnering with Product and Commercial teams to connect warranty/business commitments with engineering design targets\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience owning field reliability strategy end-to-end\n\n - Prior experience setting reliability strategy or goals at an organizational (not just program) level\n\n - Published research or industry papers in reliability or physics of failure (e.g., IEEE RAMS or equivalent venues)\n\n - Experience building or scaling a reliability engineering function or team\n\n - Experience in power electronics or related high-reliability hardware domains\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.\n\nHeron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. ","compensation":{"compensationTierSummary":null,"scrapeableCompensationSalarySummary":null,"compensationTiers":[],"summaryComponents":[]}},{"id":"823aab95-be9b-485e-a8fc-4024440a91cd","title":"Intern, Business Development Associate, Fall 2026/Winter 2027","department":"Commercial","team":"Commercial","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Scotts Valley","shouldDisplayCompensationOnJobPostings":false,"secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-24T20:49:36.356+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"Scotts Valley"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/heron-power/823aab95-be9b-485e-a8fc-4024440a91cd","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/heron-power/823aab95-be9b-485e-a8fc-4024440a91cd/application","descriptionHtml":"Heron Power builds cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. 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Our first focus is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As a Business Development Associate, you will support the BD team building Heron's partnerships with the largest energy and data center developers. You'll sit close to live commercial work and own research, pipeline, and materials that feed real customer engagements.
Research and profile target accounts across solar, BESS, and data center markets
Maintain and enrich the CRM; keep pipeline data accurate and current
Track market developments; synthesize into usable intelligence
Prepare account briefings, meeting materials, and follow-ups
Help translate technical content into customer-facing collateral
High Slope: You learn fast. You don't need a manual; you need a goal, tools, and the internet.
Detail-Obsessed: You are the person who spots the typo in the menu. In Ops and Events, small details make the difference between success and disaster.
Grit: You are willing to do the unglamorous work because you understand how it powers the bigger picture.
Analytically Minded: You are comfortable in Excel and aren't afraid of pivot tables.
Demonstrated experience or interest in inverter-based resources, data centers, AI, manufacturing, and/or energy.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset, capable of influencing engineering, operations and executive teams.
Self-starter with a bias for action, who thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment, and is comfortable building from scratch.
Proven problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail.
Prior experience selling inverters, power electronics or new energy hardware products to first-of-a-kind deployments.
Familiarity with utility-scale project development, procurement, and commissioning.
Understanding of medium-voltage systems and applications in renewable energy or data centers
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power builds cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first focus is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nAs a Business Development Associate, you will support the BD team building Heron's partnerships with the largest energy and data center developers. You'll sit close to live commercial work and own research, pipeline, and materials that feed real customer engagements.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Research and profile target accounts across solar, BESS, and data center markets \n\n - Maintain and enrich the CRM; keep pipeline data accurate and current \n\n - Track market developments; synthesize into usable intelligence \n\n - Prepare account briefings, meeting materials, and follow-ups \n\n - Help translate technical content into customer-facing collateral\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\n - High Slope: You learn fast. You don't need a manual; you need a goal, tools, and the internet.\n\n - Detail-Obsessed: You are the person who spots the typo in the menu. In Ops and Events, small details make the difference between success and disaster.\n\n - Grit: You are willing to do the unglamorous work because you understand how it powers the bigger picture.\n\n - Analytically Minded: You are comfortable in Excel and aren't afraid of pivot tables.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Demonstrated experience or interest in inverter-based resources, data centers, AI, manufacturing, and/or energy.\n\n - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset, capable of influencing engineering, operations and executive teams.\n\n - Self-starter with a bias for action, who thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment, and is comfortable building from scratch.\n\n - Proven problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail.\n\n\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Prior experience selling inverters, power electronics or new energy hardware products to first-of-a-kind deployments.\n\n - Familiarity with utility-scale project development, procurement, and commissioning.\n\n - Understanding of medium-voltage systems and applications in renewable energy or data centers\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.\n\n","compensation":{"compensationTierSummary":null,"scrapeableCompensationSalarySummary":null,"compensationTiers":[],"summaryComponents":[]}},{"id":"93dd15fe-6c82-412b-a662-c14c75360f36","title":"Intern, Automation Controls Engineer (Spring 2027)","department":"Engineering","team":"Engineering","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Scotts Valley","shouldDisplayCompensationOnJobPostings":false,"secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-07-31T15:42:58.241+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"Scotts Valley"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/heron-power/93dd15fe-6c82-412b-a662-c14c75360f36","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/heron-power/93dd15fe-6c82-412b-a662-c14c75360f36/application","descriptionHtml":"Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.
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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As an Intern, Automation Controls Engineer, you will support the wiring, fabrication, and documentation of controls and automation equipment on our pilot production line and lab. Additionally, you will assist with sensor and field-device integration, PLC/HMI integration, and SOP creation, working closely with a controls engineer to ensure new work is integrated to an industry standard level.
Wire control panels, fabricate enclosures and brackets, and support mechanical build-out of automation equipment.
Specify, order, and install sensors and field devices (cables, junction boxes, labeling) to a consistent, production-ready standard.
Support PLC/HMI programming tasks under guidance, following existing naming conventions and documentation standards.
Read and red-line electrical schematics, and use tools such as Claude in PowerPoint/Excel to communicate scope of work.
Help document standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the pilot line and lab equipment.
Track task timelines and keep stakeholders informed of progress.
Organized, methodical work habits, with strong written documentation instincts.
Willingness to ask “what’s the best approach?” before building, rather than working in isolation.
Ability to follow and extend existing engineering conventions rather than starting from scratch.
Basic understanding of electrical/controls concepts (sensors, digital and analog I/O, wiring fundamentals).
Sheet-metal or shop-class experience.
Exposure to PLC/HMI programming (e.g., basic sensor logic, ladder logic).
Schematic drafting experience (electrical or mechanical).
Experience sourcing industrial components (e.g., AutomationDirect).
Experience with HTTP/REST and other software APIs
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first focus goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nAs an Intern, Automation Controls Engineer, you will support the wiring, fabrication, and documentation of controls and automation equipment on our pilot production line and lab. Additionally, you will assist with sensor and field-device integration, PLC/HMI integration, and SOP creation, working closely with a controls engineer to ensure new work is integrated to an industry standard level.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Wire control panels, fabricate enclosures and brackets, and support mechanical build-out of automation equipment.\n\n - Specify, order, and install sensors and field devices (cables, junction boxes, labeling) to a consistent, production-ready standard.\n\n - Support PLC/HMI programming tasks under guidance, following existing naming conventions and documentation standards.\n\n - Read and red-line electrical schematics, and use tools such as Claude in PowerPoint/Excel to communicate scope of work.\n\n - Help document standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the pilot line and lab equipment.\n\n - Track task timelines and keep stakeholders informed of progress.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Organized, methodical work habits, with strong written documentation instincts.\n\n - Willingness to ask “what’s the best approach?” before building, rather than working in isolation.\n\n - Ability to follow and extend existing engineering conventions rather than starting from scratch.\n\n - Basic understanding of electrical/controls concepts (sensors, digital and analog I/O, wiring fundamentals).\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Sheet-metal or shop-class experience.\n\n - Exposure to PLC/HMI programming (e.g., basic sensor logic, ladder logic).\n\n - Schematic drafting experience (electrical or mechanical).\n\n - Experience sourcing industrial components (e.g., AutomationDirect).\n\n - Experience with HTTP/REST and other software APIs\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.\n\n","compensation":{"compensationTierSummary":null,"scrapeableCompensationSalarySummary":null,"compensationTiers":[],"summaryComponents":[]}},{"id":"064d12ca-cc33-44bc-8b53-2a709db0b95e","title":"Accounting Manager/Senior Accounting Manager","department":"Finance","team":"Finance","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Scotts Valley","shouldDisplayCompensationOnJobPostings":false,"secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-09-11T20:35:06.932+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"Scotts Valley"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/heron-power/064d12ca-cc33-44bc-8b53-2a709db0b95e","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/heron-power/064d12ca-cc33-44bc-8b53-2a709db0b95e/application","descriptionHtml":"Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.
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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
We are seeking an Accounting Manager/Senior Accounting manager to help build and scale the accounting function at a high-growth, mission-driven technology and manufacturing company. Reporting to the Controller, this role will play a critical role in ensuring accurate, timely, and GAAP-compliant financial reporting while supporting the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
The Accounting Manager will own and support key accounting operations, including accounts payable, accruals, payroll, accounts receivable, revenue, fixed assets, inventory, and general ledger activities. This individual will help build scalable processes, systems, controls, and automation to support a growing manufacturing environment. The role will partner closely across the business to provide accounting guidance on capital expenditures, operating expenses, inventory, and manufacturing activities while improving reporting accuracy and close efficiency.
Accounts Payable
Partner with business stakeholders to review purchase order coding, account classifications, and departmental assignments for accuracy and completeness.
Oversee vendor invoice processing, approvals, and payment readiness while helping maintain clean, well-documented AP records.
Accruals
Establish and maintain monthly accrual processes to ensure expenses are recorded in the appropriate period.
Identify received-not-invoiced goods and services and develop support for recurring and one-time accruals.
Payroll
Review payroll changes, benefit deductions, 401(k) contributions, and other recurring inputs to support accurate payroll processing. Prepare journal entries and reconciliation.
Accounts Receivable / Revenue
Support accounts receivable activities, including customer invoicing, cash application, and collection follow-up as needed.
Reconcile AR and revenue accounts and help resolve billing, payment, and accounting discrepancies in partnership with cross-functional teams.
Fixed Assets
Apply and maintain the company’s fixed asset capitalization policy.
Track construction-in-progress activity, coordinate with stakeholders on project status, and ensure timely capitalization when assets are placed in service.
Maintain depreciation methods, useful lives, and fixed asset reconciliations.
General Ledger
Maintain chart of accounts, departments, and other reporting dimensions to support accurate financial reporting and business analysis.
Execute monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
Systems
Leverage finance systems and automation tools to enhance close efficiency, strengthen data quality, and improve the accuracy and reliability of financial reporting processes.
We keep our must-have requirements focused. We value strong accounting fundamentals, hands-on ownership, sound judgment, and the initiative to build scalable processes in a fast-moving environment. Domain-specific experience will help determine the appropriate career level for each hire.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field;
7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including manager-level ownership in a high-growth or fast-changing environment.
Strong U.S. GAAP understanding, with the ability to apply accounting principles thoughtfully to everyday accounting related operations.
Proven ability to design, document, and improve accounting processes and internal controls as transaction volume and business complexity increase.
Strong systems orientation, including experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite & Microsoft Dynamics 365.
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across the organization and with external partners.
Prior experience as the first or early accounting hire at a Series A–C company
Experience supporting a manufacturing, hardware, or inventory-intensive business, including exposure to fixed assets, capitalization policies, and operational accounting workflows.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $150,000 to $175,000 per year.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first focus goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nWe are seeking an Accounting Manager/Senior Accounting manager to help build and scale the accounting function at a high-growth, mission-driven technology and manufacturing company. Reporting to the Controller, this role will play a critical role in ensuring accurate, timely, and GAAP-compliant financial reporting while supporting the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.\n\nThe Accounting Manager will own and support key accounting operations, including accounts payable, accruals, payroll, accounts receivable, revenue, fixed assets, inventory, and general ledger activities. This individual will help build scalable processes, systems, controls, and automation to support a growing manufacturing environment. The role will partner closely across the business to provide accounting guidance on capital expenditures, operating expenses, inventory, and manufacturing activities while improving reporting accuracy and close efficiency.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\nAccounts Payable\n\n - Partner with business stakeholders to review purchase order coding, account classifications, and departmental assignments for accuracy and completeness. \n\n - Oversee vendor invoice processing, approvals, and payment readiness while helping maintain clean, well-documented AP records. \n\nAccruals\n\n - Establish and maintain monthly accrual processes to ensure expenses are recorded in the appropriate period. \n\n - Identify received-not-invoiced goods and services and develop support for recurring and one-time accruals. \n\nPayroll\n\n - Review payroll changes, benefit deductions, 401(k) contributions, and other recurring inputs to support accurate payroll processing. Prepare journal entries and reconciliation. \n\nAccounts Receivable / Revenue\n\n - Support accounts receivable activities, including customer invoicing, cash application, and collection follow-up as needed. \n\n - Reconcile AR and revenue accounts and help resolve billing, payment, and accounting discrepancies in partnership with cross-functional teams. \n\nFixed Assets\n\n - Apply and maintain the company’s fixed asset capitalization policy. \n\n - Track construction-in-progress activity, coordinate with stakeholders on project status, and ensure timely capitalization when assets are placed in service. \n\n - Maintain depreciation methods, useful lives, and fixed asset reconciliations. \n\nGeneral Ledger\n\n - Maintain chart of accounts, departments, and other reporting dimensions to support accurate financial reporting and business analysis. \n\n - Execute monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis. \n\nSystems\n\n - Leverage finance systems and automation tools to enhance close efficiency, strengthen data quality, and improve the accuracy and reliability of financial reporting processes. \n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe keep our must-have requirements focused. We value strong accounting fundamentals, hands-on ownership, sound judgment, and the initiative to build scalable processes in a fast-moving environment. Domain-specific experience will help determine the appropriate career level for each hire.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field; \n\n - 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including manager-level ownership in a high-growth or fast-changing environment. \n\n - Strong U.S. GAAP understanding, with the ability to apply accounting principles thoughtfully to everyday accounting related operations. \n\n - Proven ability to design, document, and improve accounting processes and internal controls as transaction volume and business complexity increase. \n\n - Strong systems orientation, including experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite & Microsoft Dynamics 365. \n\n - Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across the organization and with external partners. \n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Prior experience as the first or early accounting hire at a Series A–C company \n\n - Experience supporting a manufacturing, hardware, or inventory-intensive business, including exposure to fixed assets, capitalization policies, and operational accounting workflows. \n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
As a Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer, you will be a core member of the Software team, building the systems that run Heron Power from the full-scale Build platform that powers our factory floor and supply chain to the internal tools, services, and data infrastructure our engineers and operators depend on every day. You will build software across the stack: backend services, data pipelines, developer tooling, and the cloud and deployment infrastructure underneath them.
This is a hands-on role. You will write production code and design systems that scale from early production into volume manufacturing. Depending on your level, you will own features and services end-to-end and, as a Senior Engineer, take on larger, more ambiguous problems, contribute to architecture, and help raise the engineering bar through code review and mentorship.
You will work shoulder-to-shoulder with hardware, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations teams, translating real-world requirements into systems that perform. Your impact grows through the quality of what you ship, the technical judgment you bring, and how you help the engineers around you.
We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, solid technical range, and the judgment to know what to build, what to buy, and what to leave alone.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent demonstrated experience will be considered.
2+ years of professional software engineering experience for the Software Engineer level, or 5+ years including ownership of production systems for the Senior level.
Experience building and operating backend services in production, with solid fundamentals in data modeling, APIs, and system design.
Strong proficiency in one or more modern languages (e.g., Go, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript) and comfort moving across the stack.
Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent) and containers; familiarity with Kubernetes.
Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling that let teams ship reliably
Working grasp of observability, security, and operational best practices, monitoring, alerting, access controls, and secrets management.
Strong written and verbal communication; able to collaborate across teams and drive technical decisions.
A track record of delivering projects end-to-end; for Senior candidates, a track record of leading ambiguous, cross-functional projects and mentoring other engineers.
Experience building software for manufacturing, supply chain, hardware, or other physical-world operations (MES, WMS, ERP, factory or industrial systems).
Experience standing up platforms or internal tooling from greenfield at a fast-growing startup.
Familiarity with relational databases and SQL, and with designing data pipelines and warehousing.
Experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, or real-time / telemetry data.
Strong comfort with Linux, Git workflows, and command-line tooling.
Prior experience integrating third-party SaaS systems and making build-versus-buy decisions.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The base salary range for this role is from $130,000 to $150,000.
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You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nAs a Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer, you will be a core member of the Software team, building the systems that run Heron Power from the full-scale Build platform that powers our factory floor and supply chain to the internal tools, services, and data infrastructure our engineers and operators depend on every day. You will build software across the stack: backend services, data pipelines, developer tooling, and the cloud and deployment infrastructure underneath them.\n\nThis is a hands-on role. You will write production code and design systems that scale from early production into volume manufacturing. Depending on your level, you will own features and services end-to-end and, as a Senior Engineer, take on larger, more ambiguous problems, contribute to architecture, and help raise the engineering bar through code review and mentorship.\n\nYou will work shoulder-to-shoulder with hardware, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations teams, translating real-world requirements into systems that perform. Your impact grows through the quality of what you ship, the technical judgment you bring, and how you help the engineers around you.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe prioritize a strong grip on first principles, solid technical range, and the judgment to know what to build, what to buy, and what to leave alone.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent demonstrated experience will be considered.\n\n - 2+ years of professional software engineering experience for the Software Engineer level, or 5+ years including ownership of production systems for the Senior level.\n\n - Experience building and operating backend services in production, with solid fundamentals in data modeling, APIs, and system design.\n\n - Strong proficiency in one or more modern languages (e.g., Go, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript) and comfort moving across the stack.\n\n - Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent) and containers; familiarity with Kubernetes.\n\n - Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling that let teams ship reliably \n\n - Working grasp of observability, security, and operational best practices, monitoring, alerting, access controls, and secrets management.\n\n - Strong written and verbal communication; able to collaborate across teams and drive technical decisions.\n\n - A track record of delivering projects end-to-end; for Senior candidates, a track record of leading ambiguous, cross-functional projects and mentoring other engineers.\n\n\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience building software for manufacturing, supply chain, hardware, or other physical-world operations (MES, WMS, ERP, factory or industrial systems).\n\n - Experience standing up platforms or internal tooling from greenfield at a fast-growing startup.\n\n - Familiarity with relational databases and SQL, and with designing data pipelines and warehousing.\n\n - Experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, or real-time / telemetry data.\n\n - Strong comfort with Linux, Git workflows, and command-line tooling.\n\n - Prior experience integrating third-party SaaS systems and making build-versus-buy decisions.\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
We are looking for a skilled Power Electronics PCBA technician to support rapid prototyping, engineering builds and reworks. This role is hands-on and essential to ensuring the reliability and quality of our product. You will lead the deployment of the R&D lab processes and drive hands-on assembly, test and troubleshooting of new products and product variants through all phases of the engineering lifecycle. Your technical and timely feedback to the engineering team is pivotal to drive product improvements and advancements with specific attention to safety, quality and reliability. This role is versatile in nature and welcomes innovative, outside-of-the-box thinking to drive excellence in our products.
Perform precision rework of complex multi-layer PCBA's, including soldering and rework of fine-pitch components under microscope
Support prototype builds for engineering teams, including board bring-up assistance and functional verification testing
Use and maintain rework equipment including soldering irons, hot-air stations, microscopes and thermal tools
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including engineering, reliability, test and operations) to develop processes for prototype builds, test, failure mode identification and troubleshooting playbook through various experimental set-ups and systems
Document learnings and failure modes, analyze data and communicate to cross-functional teams to drive product changes into future builds to track and to execute incremental improvements
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
Proven track-record of hands-on technical assembly, troubleshooting and diagnostic experience, specifically working directly with highly complex PCBA's and electronic assemblies
Experience in teardown, diagnostic and troubleshooting of complex manufactured assemblies
Familiarity and experience using hand tools, automated equipment or both for manufacturing of finished assemblies
Ability to read and interpret design drawings for critical quality and assembly features to translate into execution
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to navigate ambiguity and complete ownership of change management through various product iterations and experiments
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., with frequent standing, walking and bending
Demonstrated strong electrical aptitude
Experience with power electronics measurement equipment - oscilloscopes, multimeters, power analyzers, hipot
3D Printing, CNC, Laser Cutting, Milling/Drilling, CATIA, Solidworks experience a plus
Experience in PCB, wiring and/or sheet metal fabrication a plus
Prior experience in an R&D, NPI or similar environment preferred
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $35-55 per hour.
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You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems. \n\n \n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW \n\nWe are looking for a skilled Power Electronics PCBA technician to support rapid prototyping, engineering builds and reworks. This role is hands-on and essential to ensuring the reliability and quality of our product. You will lead the deployment of the R&D lab processes and drive hands-on assembly, test and troubleshooting of new products and product variants through all phases of the engineering lifecycle. Your technical and timely feedback to the engineering team is pivotal to drive product improvements and advancements with specific attention to safety, quality and reliability. This role is versatile in nature and welcomes innovative, outside-of-the-box thinking to drive excellence in our products. \n\n \n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE \n\n - Perform precision rework of complex multi-layer PCBA's, including soldering and rework of fine-pitch components under microscope\n\n - Support prototype builds for engineering teams, including board bring-up assistance and functional verification testing\n\n - Use and maintain rework equipment including soldering irons, hot-air stations, microscopes and thermal tools\n\n - Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including engineering, reliability, test and operations) to develop processes for prototype builds, test, failure mode identification and troubleshooting playbook through various experimental set-ups and systems \n\n - Document learnings and failure modes, analyze data and communicate to cross-functional teams to drive product changes into future builds to track and to execute incremental improvements \n\n \n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING \n\nWe have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire. \n\n \n\n\nMUST HAVE REQUIREMENTS \n\n - Proven track-record of hands-on technical assembly, troubleshooting and diagnostic experience, specifically working directly with highly complex PCBA's and electronic assemblies\n\n - Experience in teardown, diagnostic and troubleshooting of complex manufactured assemblies\n\n - Familiarity and experience using hand tools, automated equipment or both for manufacturing of finished assemblies\n\n - Ability to read and interpret design drawings for critical quality and assembly features to translate into execution\n\n - Ability to work independently and as part of a team \n\n - Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail \n\n - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills \n\n - Ability to navigate ambiguity and complete ownership of change management through various product iterations and experiments \n\n - Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., with frequent standing, walking and bending \n\n \n\n\nNICE TO HAVES \n\n - Demonstrated strong electrical aptitude \n\n - Experience with power electronics measurement equipment - oscilloscopes, multimeters, power analyzers, hipot \n\n - 3D Printing, CNC, Laser Cutting, Milling/Drilling, CATIA, Solidworks experience a plus \n\n - Experience in PCB, wiring and/or sheet metal fabrication a plus \n\n - Prior experience in an R&D, NPI or similar environment preferred \n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power. \n\nHeron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $35-55 per hour. 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Our first goal is to build better converters to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads like datacenters to the grid. Heron Power's leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products.
We believe great design is an important part of building great technology. Our products are physical machines, digital interfaces, tools, environments, documentation, and a brand—and the experience of Heron is shaped by all of them.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We learn together, build together, and solve difficult problems from first principles. You can expect to work in a fast-moving, deeply technical environment where designers work directly with engineers, operators, customers, and leadership to turn complex technology into products and experiences that are clear, useful, thoughtful, and distinctly Heron.
We are looking for a Staff Industrial Designer to help shape the products, experiences, and visual language of Heron Power Electronics.
This is a broad design role with industrial design at its center, spanning physical product design, product UX, visual communication, and brand. You might spend one project developing the form, architecture, interfaces, and details of a new power electronics product; another improving how an operator interacts with a product; and another creating the creating graphics, infographics, environmental elements, or documentation that make complex ideas clear.
You will work closely with the Head of Design and leadership across mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing, software, commercial, and more. You'll move fluidly between defining a problem, exploring concepts, prototyping solutions, developing production-ready designs, and working with partners to bring them into the world.
As a Staff-level designer, you will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, take ownership of ambiguous design problems, establish a strong point of view, move quickly from thinking to making, and help raise the quality and coherence of design across Heron.
Drive industrial design efforts across Heron's power electronics products, from early architecture and concept development through detailed design and production.
Work directly with mechanical, electrical, thermal, manufacturing, and systems engineers to understand technical constraints and turn them into thoughtful product solutions.
Explore product architecture, proportion, form, materials, finishes, interfaces, serviceability, manufacturing processes, and details.
Build quickly and think through making—using sketches, CAD, physical prototypes, renderings, mockups, animations, and whatever tools best address the question at hand.
Help define how people physically interact with Heron products, including installation, operation, service, access, controls, labeling, status communication, and safety.
Contribute to digital product UX where physical and digital experiences intersect, working with software teams to make complex systems understandable and intuitive.
Develop clear visual communication for complex technical ideas through diagrams, information graphics, presentations, product graphics, documentation, and other storytelling tools.
Extend and evolve Heron's visual identity across products, spaces, digital experiences, events, and communications.
Establish design systems, principles, and patterns that create consistency across an expanding family of Heron products and touchpoints.
Advocate for the user while balancing engineering performance, manufacturing, cost, reliability, safety, serviceability, and business requirements.
Raise the design bar across the company through strong craft, thoughtful critique, clear communication, and a willingness to get into the details and go the extra mile.
We're looking for an Industrial Designer with deep industrial design capability and unusually broad range.
You do not need to be equally specialized in every design discipline. We care more about excellent design judgment, strong execution, curiosity, and the ability to move confidently across different kinds of problems.
Significant professional experience designing and shipping physical products, with a portfolio demonstrating exceptional industrial design thinking and craft, strong taste, breadth across disciplines, and the ability to carry ideas from early exploration through polished execution.
Strong industrial design fundamentals, including form development, proportion, product architecture, CMF, ergonomics, manufacturing processes, and design detailing.
Strong 3D skills and experience developing concepts through CAD, rendering, prototyping, and physical models.
Heart. We are rebuilding the American grid. Solving extremely difficult and urgent problems. Laying the foundation for highly intelligent power infrastructure that can enable abundant, efficient, sustainable energy. This is a BFD. It should move you.
Experience collaborating closely with engineering teams and working within real technical, manufacturing, cost, and schedule constraints.
Strong graphic and visual communication skills, including layout, composition, typography, information hierarchy, diagrams, and presentation design.
Ability to take complex technical information and make it understandable through design.
Experience thinking about products as complete experiences—not just objects—including physical interaction, interfaces, installation, service, communication, and environment.
Ability to independently frame ambiguous problems, develop a point of view, communicate design rationale, and drive work forward with limited direction.
Low ego, high curiosity, strong internal drive, and sincere enthusiasm for collaborating with people from disciplines very different from your own.
Experience designing industrial equipment, energy products, robotics, vehicles, electronics, or other technically complex physical products.
Experience with UX or interaction design for hardware, embedded interfaces, tools, dashboards, or technical systems.
Experience developing or evolving visual identities and applying brand systems across physical and digital touchpoints.
Experience with product graphics, labeling, wayfinding, environmental graphics, or tradeshow/exhibition design.
Experience working in a startup or other environment where designers need to do it all, big and small, and move comfortably between strategy and hands-on execution.
An interest in electricity, energy systems, manufacturing, and the physical infrastructure that makes modern life possible.
If you're a designer who gets excited moving between the scale of a machine, an interface, a diagram, and a brand—and wants to do it side by side with exceptional engineers solving genuinely hard problems—we'd love to hear from you.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $145,000 to $195,000 per year.
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You can expect to work in a fast-moving, deeply technical environment where designers work directly with engineers, operators, customers, and leadership to turn complex technology into products and experiences that are clear, useful, thoughtful, and distinctly Heron.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nWe are looking for a Staff Industrial Designer to help shape the products, experiences, and visual language of Heron Power Electronics.\n\nThis is a broad design role with industrial design at its center, spanning physical product design, product UX, visual communication, and brand. You might spend one project developing the form, architecture, interfaces, and details of a new power electronics product; another improving how an operator interacts with a product; and another creating the creating graphics, infographics, environmental elements, or documentation that make complex ideas clear.\n\nYou will work closely with the Head of Design and leadership across mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing, software, commercial, and more. You'll move fluidly between defining a problem, exploring concepts, prototyping solutions, developing production-ready designs, and working with partners to bring them into the world.\n\nAs a Staff-level designer, you will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, take ownership of ambiguous design problems, establish a strong point of view, move quickly from thinking to making, and help raise the quality and coherence of design across Heron.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Drive industrial design efforts across Heron's power electronics products, from early architecture and concept development through detailed design and production.\n\n - Work directly with mechanical, electrical, thermal, manufacturing, and systems engineers to understand technical constraints and turn them into thoughtful product solutions.\n\n - Explore product architecture, proportion, form, materials, finishes, interfaces, serviceability, manufacturing processes, and details.\n\n - Build quickly and think through making—using sketches, CAD, physical prototypes, renderings, mockups, animations, and whatever tools best address the question at hand.\n\n - Help define how people physically interact with Heron products, including installation, operation, service, access, controls, labeling, status communication, and safety.\n\n - Contribute to digital product UX where physical and digital experiences intersect, working with software teams to make complex systems understandable and intuitive.\n\n - Develop clear visual communication for complex technical ideas through diagrams, information graphics, presentations, product graphics, documentation, and other storytelling tools.\n\n - Extend and evolve Heron's visual identity across products, spaces, digital experiences, events, and communications.\n\n - Establish design systems, principles, and patterns that create consistency across an expanding family of Heron products and touchpoints.\n\n - Advocate for the user while balancing engineering performance, manufacturing, cost, reliability, safety, serviceability, and business requirements.\n\n - Raise the design bar across the company through strong craft, thoughtful critique, clear communication, and a willingness to get into the details and go the extra mile.\n \n \n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe're looking for an Industrial Designer with deep industrial design capability and unusually broad range.\n\nYou do not need to be equally specialized in every design discipline. We care more about excellent design judgment, strong execution, curiosity, and the ability to move confidently across different kinds of problems.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Significant professional experience designing and shipping physical products, with a portfolio demonstrating exceptional industrial design thinking and craft, strong taste, breadth across disciplines, and the ability to carry ideas from early exploration through polished execution.\n\n - Strong industrial design fundamentals, including form development, proportion, product architecture, CMF, ergonomics, manufacturing processes, and design detailing.\n\n - Strong 3D skills and experience developing concepts through CAD, rendering, prototyping, and physical models.\n\n - Heart. We are rebuilding the American grid. Solving extremely difficult and urgent problems. Laying the foundation for highly intelligent power infrastructure that can enable abundant, efficient, sustainable energy. This is a BFD. It should move you.\n\n - Experience collaborating closely with engineering teams and working within real technical, manufacturing, cost, and schedule constraints.\n\n - Strong graphic and visual communication skills, including layout, composition, typography, information hierarchy, diagrams, and presentation design.\n\n - Ability to take complex technical information and make it understandable through design.\n\n - Experience thinking about products as complete experiences—not just objects—including physical interaction, interfaces, installation, service, communication, and environment.\n\n - Ability to independently frame ambiguous problems, develop a point of view, communicate design rationale, and drive work forward with limited direction.\n\n - Low ego, high curiosity, strong internal drive, and sincere enthusiasm for collaborating with people from disciplines very different from your own.\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience designing industrial equipment, energy products, robotics, vehicles, electronics, or other technically complex physical products.\n\n - Experience with UX or interaction design for hardware, embedded interfaces, tools, dashboards, or technical systems.\n\n - Experience developing or evolving visual identities and applying brand systems across physical and digital touchpoints.\n\n - Experience with product graphics, labeling, wayfinding, environmental graphics, or tradeshow/exhibition design.\n\n - Experience working in a startup or other environment where designers need to do it all, big and small, and move comfortably between strategy and hands-on execution.\n\n - An interest in electricity, energy systems, manufacturing, and the physical infrastructure that makes modern life possible.\n\nIf you're a designer who gets excited moving between the scale of a machine, an interface, a diagram, and a brand—and wants to do it side by side with exceptional engineers solving genuinely hard problems—we'd love to hear from you.\n\nHeron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
The Power Electronics Test & Validation Engineer will own application-specific testing of Heron's solid state transformer (SST) across its core use cases: powering AI data centers, utility-scale BESS, and PV plants. That means bringing up hardware in the lab and at pilot sites, writing scripts to drive test equipment and power converters, and debugging performance against what each application demands, from MPPT performance and PPC/EMS/BMS communication to AI load smoothing and DC protection coordination. You will work hand in hand with the Systems Integration team: they own the SST platform; you own the applications.
Own end-to-end application testing of a novel high C-rate battery pack (SuperBBU) with Heron's SST, validating ripple mitigation, backup capability, slew rates, and power-loss profiles.
Support SST and utility-scale BESS integration testing at pilot sites, covering EMS-to-SST communication, black start and grid-forming coordination, charge/discharge cycling, and round-trip efficiency.
Support integration testing of the SST with commercial off-the-shelf DAS, SCADA and EMS systems.
Own Heron's first pilot deployments: review field performance, identify feature gaps, and work with SW/FW teams to turn findings into product improvements.
Write and maintain Python-based test automation to command power converters, sequence tests, log data, and turn manual procedures into repeatable automated loops.
Safely operate power converters, chillers, contactors, and protection hardware, and set up cabling, instrumentation, and data acquisition for high-power test runs.
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
5+ years of hands-on experience in power electronics, energy storage, EV, grid, or a comparable hardware-intensive environment.
Strong grasp on DC circuit fundamentals: resonances, parasitics, slew rates, and inductive spikes. You can correlate test data with simulation results.
Strong scripting and test-automation skills to drive instruments and power converters and to log and analyze data.
Working knowledge of power conversion and battery systems: inverters and converters, BMS, DC pre-charge, contactors and protection, and thermal and cooling loops.
Comfort with lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, DAQ systems) and comms protocols such as CAN and Modbus TCP.
Scrappy mindset: you get things done with a hundred hurdles in front of you.
Experience with solid state transformers or grid-forming inverters.
Familiarity with utility-scale BESS commissioning, grid-support functions, or EMS integration.
Prior experience in systems-level testing of power electronics or energy storage products
Hands-on experience with circuit and system simulation tools such as LTspice, Simscape, or PLECS.
If you are passionate about the energy transition and enjoy working at the frontier of power electronics and grid integration, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits.
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You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\n \n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW \n\nThe Power Electronics Test & Validation Engineer will own application-specific testing of Heron's solid state transformer (SST) across its core use cases: powering AI data centers, utility-scale BESS, and PV plants. That means bringing up hardware in the lab and at pilot sites, writing scripts to drive test equipment and power converters, and debugging performance against what each application demands, from MPPT performance and PPC/EMS/BMS communication to AI load smoothing and DC protection coordination. You will work hand in hand with the Systems Integration team: they own the SST platform; you own the applications.\n\n \n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Own end-to-end application testing of a novel high C-rate battery pack (SuperBBU) with Heron's SST, validating ripple mitigation, backup capability, slew rates, and power-loss profiles.\n\n - Support SST and utility-scale BESS integration testing at pilot sites, covering EMS-to-SST communication, black start and grid-forming coordination, charge/discharge cycling, and round-trip efficiency.\n\n - Support integration testing of the SST with commercial off-the-shelf DAS, SCADA and EMS systems. \n\n - Own Heron's first pilot deployments: review field performance, identify feature gaps, and work with SW/FW teams to turn findings into product improvements.\n\n - Write and maintain Python-based test automation to command power converters, sequence tests, log data, and turn manual procedures into repeatable automated loops.\n\n - Safely operate power converters, chillers, contactors, and protection hardware, and set up cabling, instrumentation, and data acquisition for high-power test runs.\n\n \n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe have a short list of must-have requirements. 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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
The Systems Integration Engineer, SST & BESS Applications will own application-specific testing of Heron's solid state transformer (SST) across its core use cases: powering AI data centers, utility-scale BESS, and PV plants. That means bringing up hardware in the lab and at pilot sites, writing scripts to drive test equipment and power converters, and debugging performance against what each application demands, from MPPT performance and PPC/EMS/BMS communication to AI load smoothing and DC protection coordination. You will work hand in hand with the Systems Integration team: they own the SST platform; you own the applications.
Own end-to-end application testing of a novel high C-rate battery pack (SuperBBU) with Heron's SST, validating ripple mitigation, backup capability, slew rates, and power-loss profiles.
Support SST and utility-scale BESS integration testing at pilot sites, covering EMS-to-SST communication, black start and grid-forming coordination, charge/discharge cycling, and round-trip efficiency.
Support integration testing of the SST with commercial off-the-shelf DAS, SCADA and EMS systems.
Own Heron's first pilot deployments: review field performance, identify feature gaps, and work with SW/FW teams to turn findings into product improvements.
Write and maintain Python-based test automation to command power converters, sequence tests, log data, and turn manual procedures into repeatable automated loops.
Safely operate power converters, chillers, contactors, and protection hardware, and set up cabling, instrumentation, and data acquisition for high-power test runs.
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
5+ years of hands-on experience in power electronics, energy storage, EV, grid, or a comparable hardware-intensive environment.
Strong grasp on DC circuit fundamentals: resonances, parasitics, slew rates, and inductive spikes. You can correlate test data with simulation results.
Strong scripting and test-automation skills to drive instruments and power converters and to log and analyze data.
Working knowledge of power conversion and battery systems: inverters and converters, BMS, DC pre-charge, contactors and protection, and thermal and cooling loops.
Comfort with lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, DAQ systems) and comms protocols such as CAN and Modbus TCP.
Scrappy mindset: you get things done with a hundred hurdles in front of you.
Experience with solid state transformers or grid-forming inverters.
Familiarity with utility-scale BESS commissioning, grid-support functions, or EMS integration.
Prior experience in systems-level testing of power electronics or energy storage products
Hands-on experience with circuit and system simulation tools such as LTspice, Simscape, or PLECS.
If you are passionate about the energy transition and enjoy working at the frontier of power electronics and grid integration, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The base salary range for this role is from $140,000 to $185,000K.
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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
The Product Test Engineer, Energy Storage Applications will own application-specific testing of Heron's solid state transformer (SST) across its core use cases: powering AI data centers, utility-scale BESS, and PV plants. That means bringing up hardware in the lab and at pilot sites, writing scripts to drive test equipment and power converters, and debugging performance against what each application demands, from MPPT performance and PPC/EMS/BMS communication to AI load smoothing and DC protection coordination. You will work hand in hand with the Systems Integration team: they own the SST platform; you own the applications.
Own end-to-end application testing of a novel high C-rate battery pack (SuperBBU) with Heron's SST, validating ripple mitigation, backup capability, slew rates, and power-loss profiles.
Support SST and utility-scale BESS integration testing at pilot sites, covering EMS-to-SST communication, black start and grid-forming coordination, charge/discharge cycling, and round-trip efficiency.
Support integration testing of the SST with commercial off-the-shelf DAS, SCADA and EMS systems.
Own Heron's first pilot deployments: review field performance, identify feature gaps, and work with SW/FW teams to turn findings into product improvements.
Write and maintain Python-based test automation to command power converters, sequence tests, log data, and turn manual procedures into repeatable automated loops.
Safely operate power converters, chillers, contactors, and protection hardware, and set up cabling, instrumentation, and data acquisition for high-power test runs.
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
5+ years of hands-on experience in power electronics, energy storage, EV, grid, or a comparable hardware-intensive environment.
Strong grasp on DC circuit fundamentals: resonances, parasitics, slew rates, and inductive spikes. You can correlate test data with simulation results.
Strong scripting and test-automation skills to drive instruments and power converters and to log and analyze data.
Working knowledge of power conversion and battery systems: inverters and converters, BMS, DC pre-charge, contactors and protection, and thermal and cooling loops.
Comfort with lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, DAQ systems) and comms protocols such as CAN and Modbus TCP.
Scrappy mindset: you get things done with a hundred hurdles in front of you.
Experience with solid state transformers or grid-forming inverters.
Familiarity with utility-scale BESS commissioning, grid-support functions, or EMS integration.
Prior experience in systems-level testing of power electronics or energy storage products
Hands-on experience with circuit and system simulation tools such as LTspice, Simscape, or PLECS.
If you are passionate about the energy transition and enjoy working at the frontier of power electronics and grid integration, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The base salary range for this role is from $140,000 to $185,000K.
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We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
Heron is hiring its first Sales Engineer. You'll work directly with the Sales team to turn customer needs into winning solutions built on the Heron Link, our MVAC-interface power electronics platform, which is typically paired with an energy storage solution. You'll help shape product concepts, design solutions for specific customer sites, and put together proposals. As the first hire in Sales Engineering, you'll help build the function and have plenty of room to grow with it.
Partner with Sales to qualify opportunities and define product concepts around customer needs
Act as the technical lead with customers on calls, site visits and design reviews
Develop site-specific designs covering system sizing, storage configuration, single-lines and layouts
Pull together technical proposals, pricing inputs and responses to RFPs and RFIs
Bring customer feedback to engineering and product so offerings keep improving
Build the tools, templates and processes the Sales Engineering team will scale on
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
Degree in engineering or a technical field; EE, power systems or power electronics preferred, ME or CS considered
1-3 years of hands-on work with energy products (EVs, ESS, power electronics or utility) in design, test, support, sales engineering or manufacturing
Working knowledge of AC power systems, including voltage levels, transformers and grid interconnection basics
Ability to explain technical tradeoffs clearly to both customers and engineers
Strong modeling and analysis skills, coding language and/or Excel
Comfort owning ambiguous problems in a fast-moving startup
Experience with MV equipment, BESS, or utility-scale solar or storage projects
Prior customer-facing technical role such as sales engineering, applications engineering or field support
Familiarity with interconnection processes, utility requirements, or standards like IEEE 1547 and IEEE 2800
Experience building proposals, system designs or single-line diagrams
Experience at a utility or with distribution system modeling
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $120,000 to $150,000 per year.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT\n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first focus goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nHeron is hiring its first Sales Engineer. You'll work directly with the Sales team to turn customer needs into winning solutions built on the Heron Link, our MVAC-interface power electronics platform, which is typically paired with an energy storage solution. You'll help shape product concepts, design solutions for specific customer sites, and put together proposals. As the first hire in Sales Engineering, you'll help build the function and have plenty of room to grow with it.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Partner with Sales to qualify opportunities and define product concepts around customer needs\n\n - Act as the technical lead with customers on calls, site visits and design reviews\n\n - Develop site-specific designs covering system sizing, storage configuration, single-lines and layouts\n\n - Pull together technical proposals, pricing inputs and responses to RFPs and RFIs\n\n - Bring customer feedback to engineering and product so offerings keep improving\n\n - Build the tools, templates and processes the Sales Engineering team will scale on\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - Degree in engineering or a technical field; EE, power systems or power electronics preferred, ME or CS considered\n\n - 1-3 years of hands-on work with energy products (EVs, ESS, power electronics or utility) in design, test, support, sales engineering or manufacturing\n\n - Working knowledge of AC power systems, including voltage levels, transformers and grid interconnection basics\n\n - Ability to explain technical tradeoffs clearly to both customers and engineers\n\n - Strong modeling and analysis skills, coding language and/or Excel\n\n - Comfort owning ambiguous problems in a fast-moving startup\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience with MV equipment, BESS, or utility-scale solar or storage projects\n\n - Prior customer-facing technical role such as sales engineering, applications engineering or field support\n\n - Familiarity with interconnection processes, utility requirements, or standards like IEEE 1547 and IEEE 2800\n\n - Experience building proposals, system designs or single-line diagrams\n\n - Experience at a utility or with distribution system modeling\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.\n\nHeron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $120,000 to $150,000 per year.","compensation":{"compensationTierSummary":null,"scrapeableCompensationSalarySummary":null,"compensationTiers":[],"summaryComponents":[]}},{"id":"bae114cc-1b1c-41f8-a391-eb8cb21aed3f","title":"Intern, Graphic Design ","department":"Commercial","team":"Commercial","employmentType":"Intern","location":"Scotts Valley","shouldDisplayCompensationOnJobPostings":false,"secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-10-05T21:38:56.593+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"Scotts Valley"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/heron-power/bae114cc-1b1c-41f8-a391-eb8cb21aed3f","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/heron-power/bae114cc-1b1c-41f8-a391-eb8cb21aed3f/application","descriptionHtml":"Heron Power Electronics is building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to remove the bottlenecks holding back the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware—helping accelerate the electrification of everything.
Our first focus goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.
We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.
We believe great design is an important part of building great technology. Heron is more than the machines we build. It is also our spaces, graphics, photography, events, apparel, website, documentation, and all the small details that shape how people experience the company.
We’re building that identity now.
As a Graphic Design Intern, you’ll work closely with Heron leadership to help develop and bring the Heron brand to life across a wide range of projects. You’ll have the opportunity to work on real things that get made, printed, installed, worn, shared, and used.
This is a hands-on role for someone with strong visual instincts who is excited about building a brand—not just maintaining one.
Your projects could include:
Developing graphics, layouts, typography, illustrations, icons, diagrams, and other elements of Heron’s visual language.
Creating environmental graphics, signage, wayfinding, and visual moments throughout our offices and factory.
Designing apparel, swag, stickers, packaging, and other physical brand objects.
Supporting the design of presentations, recruiting materials, technical graphics, social content, and company communications.
Helping develop graphics and experiences for events, product launches, factory tours, and trade shows.
Exploring ways to make complex engineering and energy concepts visually clear, compelling, and approachable.
Building and extending templates, graphic systems, and brand tools that help Heron communicate consistently.
Working with printers, fabricators, vendors, and other partners to turn designs into real things.
Pitching ideas. Making things. Trying things. Helping us discover what the Heron brand can become.
We’re looking for a designer with strong graphic design fundamentals, good taste, curiosity, high level of craft both digitally and physically, and a desire to make things.
You don’t need to know how to do everything on day one. We care about how you think, what you notice, the quality of your work, and how excited you are to make cool stuff.
Must-Haves
Currently studying or recently graduated from a graphic design, communication design, visual design, or related program—or an exceptional portfolio demonstrating equivalent ability.
A portfolio showing strong visual thinking and craft.
Strong fundamentals in typography, layout, composition, hierarchy, color, and image-making.
Comfort working in tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign and/or Figma, etc.
Interest in brand identity and how a visual system extends across many different mediums.
A willingness to move between big ideas and small details.
Curiosity, low ego, initiative, and enthusiasm for working with people from different disciplines.
Heart. We are rebuilding the American grid and laying the foundation for more abundant, efficient, sustainable energy. That should mean something to you.
Nice-to-Haves
Experience or interest in environmental graphics, signage, or wayfinding.
Illustration, photography, motion, animation, gen-AI tools, or 3D skills.
Experience designing apparel, merchandise, packaging, or other physical objects.
Interest in industrial design, architecture, manufacturing, engineering, or technology.
Experience preparing artwork for print/manufacture or working with fabricators and vendors.
An instinct for finding the fun, unexpected, or memorable expression of a brand.
This is a chance to help build the visual world of a young technology company from the ground up. One day you might be designing a graphic for the factory wall, the next a technical diagram, a T-shirt, an event experience, or something we haven’t thought of yet.
If you’re a young designer with great visual instincts who wants to make a lot of real things—and help define what a new American engineering company looks and feels like—we’d love to hear from you.
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You’ll have the opportunity to work on real things that get made, printed, installed, worn, shared, and used.\n\nThis is a hands-on role for someone with strong visual instincts who is excited about building a brand—not just maintaining one.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL WORK ON\n\nYour projects could include:\n\n - Developing graphics, layouts, typography, illustrations, icons, diagrams, and other elements of Heron’s visual language.\n\n - Creating environmental graphics, signage, wayfinding, and visual moments throughout our offices and factory.\n\n - Designing apparel, swag, stickers, packaging, and other physical brand objects.\n\n - Supporting the design of presentations, recruiting materials, technical graphics, social content, and company communications.\n\n - Helping develop graphics and experiences for events, product launches, factory tours, and trade shows.\n\n - Exploring ways to make complex engineering and energy concepts visually clear, compelling, and approachable.\n\n - Building and extending templates, graphic systems, and brand tools that help Heron communicate consistently.\n\n - Working with printers, fabricators, vendors, and other partners to turn designs into real things.\n\n - Pitching ideas. 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As a Sr./Staff Manufacturing Engineer - Advanced Processes, Inspection & Test, you will be responsible for developing, testing, deploying and scaling the processes, inline inspection and electrical test strategies that guarantee high process capability at line rate for our high-volume transformer assembly lines. This role spans medium to high viscosity potting and dispense systems, surface treatment, high-speed plastic welding – from void, surface energy and delamination detection to a variety of electrical tests. You will work closely with product, mechanical and electrical design teams early and often through DFM, design processes from a first principles approach and close the feedback loop to ensure both the product and the lines that make it are robust. You will collaborate closely with external suppliers and equipment partners to land scalable, reliable and highly repeatable equipment lines and processes, owning them from concept to production ramp.
Lead development of inline inspection, process monitoring and automated electrical test across the Transformer Assembly line, from concept and vendor selection through FAT/SAT, commissioning, validation and ramp
Develop and deploy high-speed automated inspection of potted assemblies for voids, delamination, incomplete fill and cure defects – using technologies such as inline X-ray/CT, ultrasonic, thermography and machine vision
Develop surface treatments processes such as atmospheric plasma/corona treatment, solvent/chemical cleaning and adhesion preparation along with inline verification of treatment uniformity and quality (surface energy, contact angle etc)
Architect and deploy automated high volume electrical test equipment – capacitance, inductance, DC resistance, conductivity/resistivity, impulse, AC resistance, hipot and partial discharge – including test sequencing, fixturing, shielding/noise control, limit setting to balance cycle time, yield and escape risk
Partner with other manufacturing engineers in developing high-viscosity 1k/2k potting and dispense systems, high-speed plastic welding processes like ultrasonic, hot plate and IR welding with robust inline process monitoring and destructive/non-destructive weld validation
Lead MSA, Gage R&R and test method validation for inspection and electrical test systems, including golden/limit samples and correlation to lab methods such as sectioning and CT
Apply PFMEA, control plans, SPC methodology and structured problem solving to maintain world class process capability
Support automation integration with robots, conveyors and inline QA
We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.
Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical Engineering
7+ years of experience in high volume manufacturing with a focus on process engineering, inline inspection, production test or automation for electromechanical, power electronics, magnetics or battery products
Hands-one experience deploying automated non-destructive inspection (X-ray/Ct, ultrasonic, thermography or vision) to detect voids, delamination or bond-line defects in production
Experience developing and validating automated electrical test for high volume production
Experience with design, optimization and validation for high-viscosity potting and dispense systems including material supply, metering, mixing, vacuum potting and degassing strategies
Experience with surface preparation processes and quantitative surface quality measurement
Experience with ultrasonic, hot plate and/or IR welding of plastics, including process monitoring and weld validation
Proficiency in statistical analysis, SPC, Cp/Cpk studies, hypothesis testing and Minitab/JMP
Demonstrated ability to run DoE’s and optimize complex processes
Experience implementing PFMEA’s, control plans, process flow diagrams
Hands-on experience with automation, robotics, PLCs and vision systems
Experience with injection molding processes and tooling
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $130,000 to $180,000 per year.
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You will collaborate closely with external suppliers and equipment partners to land scalable, reliable and highly repeatable equipment lines and processes, owning them from concept to production ramp.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Lead development of inline inspection, process monitoring and automated electrical test across the Transformer Assembly line, from concept and vendor selection through FAT/SAT, commissioning, validation and ramp\n\n - Develop and deploy high-speed automated inspection of potted assemblies for voids, delamination, incomplete fill and cure defects – using technologies such as inline X-ray/CT, ultrasonic, thermography and machine vision\n\n - Develop surface treatments processes such as atmospheric plasma/corona treatment, solvent/chemical cleaning and adhesion preparation along with inline verification of treatment uniformity and quality (surface energy, contact angle etc)\n\n - Architect and deploy automated high volume electrical test equipment – capacitance, inductance, DC resistance, conductivity/resistivity, impulse, AC resistance, hipot and partial discharge – including test sequencing, fixturing, shielding/noise control, limit setting to balance cycle time, yield and escape risk\n\n - Partner with other manufacturing engineers in developing high-viscosity 1k/2k potting and dispense systems, high-speed plastic welding processes like ultrasonic, hot plate and IR welding with robust inline process monitoring and destructive/non-destructive weld validation\n\n - Lead MSA, Gage R&R and test method validation for inspection and electrical test systems, including golden/limit samples and correlation to lab methods such as sectioning and CT\n\n - Apply PFMEA, control plans, SPC methodology and structured problem solving to maintain world class process capability\n\n - Support automation integration with robots, conveyors and inline QA\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\nWe have a short list of must-have requirements. 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We believe no one person knows everything. We learn together, build together, and solve hard problems from first principles. You’ll work in a fast-moving, deeply technical environment where ownership and impact are real.
As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer, you will contribute to building scalable Connected Systems software, including telemetry pipelines, fleet management, system fault analysis, diagnostics, configuration management, and secure firmware updates for grid-connected energy systems.
You will participate in design, build, and operation of key components of Heron Power's Connected Systems platform. You'll work across edge devices, cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, backend services, and user-facing applications used to monitor, diagnose, and operate grid-connected energy systems.
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This role owns critical components of larger software platform that enables smart functionality across Heron products and systems. You will create software that will run on energy-critical infrastructure deployed in challenging environments with limited connectivity and limited access. You will contribute to enabling Heron Care – industry first support and maintenance program ensuring continuous unit operation and supportability for extended periods of time. You will work on data systems that capture fleet-scale telemetry since device inception through decades of field operations.
Build scalable backend services and data platforms for industrial IoT deployments.
Build telemetry ingestion, processing, storage, and analytics pipelines supporting fleet monitoring and system fault analysis.
Develop services and workflows for diagnostics, remote troubleshooting, asset lifecycle tracking, and over-the-air firmware updates.
Implement APIs, event-driven services, and data models that enable reliable integration across Connected Systems, Firmware, Manufacturing, and System Test.
Contribute to software quality through code reviews, testing strategies, observability, and operational excellence.
Work closely with embedded software engineers on Cabinet Gateway integration, telemetry collection, and firmware management.
Collaborate with Manufacturing and System Test teams to improve data availability, traceability, and operational workflows.
Partner with DevOps and infrastructure teams on CI/CD, deployment automation, and observability.
Support development of customer-facing tools and dashboards for monitoring system performance and health.
Share technical input with engineering leadership on roadmap and prioritization decisions.
7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including ownership of significant components of a distributed system.
Experience contributing to complex software products from design through production deployment.
Experience building, or contributing to, industrial IoT, telemetry, fleet management, or other large-scale connected systems.
Strong experience designing and implementing backend services in Python, Golang, Rust, Java, or similar languages.
Experience building telemetry ingestion, stream processing, or event-driven systems using Kafka or cloud-native equivalents.
Solid understanding of APIs, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and data platform design.
Experience collaborating across firmware, hardware, manufacturing, test, and software teams.
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in production environments.
Experience with fault detection, diagnostics, or prognostics systems.
Familiarity with industrial networking, SCADA, or edge computing architectures.
Experience with frontend technologies such as React.
Experience building systems supporting remote device management and firmware updates.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $163,000 to $207,000 per year.
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You will create software that will run on energy-critical infrastructure deployed in challenging environments with limited connectivity and limited access. You will contribute to enabling Heron Care – industry first support and maintenance program ensuring continuous unit operation and supportability for extended periods of time. You will work on data systems that capture fleet-scale telemetry since device inception through decades of field operations.\n\n\n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n\n\nCORE RESPONSIBILITIES\n\n - Build scalable backend services and data platforms for industrial IoT deployments.\n\n - Build telemetry ingestion, processing, storage, and analytics pipelines supporting fleet monitoring and system fault analysis.\n\n - Develop services and workflows for diagnostics, remote troubleshooting, asset lifecycle tracking, and over-the-air firmware updates.\n\n - Implement APIs, event-driven services, and data models that enable reliable integration across Connected Systems, Firmware, Manufacturing, and System Test.\n\n - Contribute to software quality through code reviews, testing strategies, observability, and operational excellence.\n\n\nCOLLABORATION\n\n - Work closely with embedded software engineers on Cabinet Gateway integration, telemetry collection, and firmware management.\n\n - Collaborate with Manufacturing and System Test teams to improve data availability, traceability, and operational workflows.\n\n - Partner with DevOps and infrastructure teams on CI/CD, deployment automation, and observability.\n\n - Support development of customer-facing tools and dashboards for monitoring system performance and health.\n\n - Share technical input with engineering leadership on roadmap and prioritization decisions.\n\n\n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS\n\n - 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including ownership of significant components of a distributed system.\n\n - Experience contributing to complex software products from design through production deployment.\n\n - Experience building, or contributing to, industrial IoT, telemetry, fleet management, or other large-scale connected systems.\n\n - Strong experience designing and implementing backend services in Python, Golang, Rust, Java, or similar languages.\n\n - Experience building telemetry ingestion, stream processing, or event-driven systems using Kafka or cloud-native equivalents.\n\n - Solid understanding of APIs, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and data platform design.\n\n - Experience collaborating across firmware, hardware, manufacturing, test, and software teams.\n\n - Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in production environments.\n\n\nNICE TO HAVE\n\n - Experience with fault detection, diagnostics, or prognostics systems.\n\n - Familiarity with industrial networking, SCADA, or edge computing architectures.\n\n - Experience with frontend technologies such as React.\n\n - Experience building systems supporting remote device management and firmware updates.\n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. 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As an electronics design engineer, you will be responsible for architecting, designing, and integrating the low voltage electrical system within high-performance power converters to meet reliability, EMC, and safety requirements. You will define cabinet-level electrical architecture, manage harnessing and interconnects, and ensure proper distribution of power, signals, and control across subsystems. Your work will span the full product lifecycle—from concept development and component selection to schematic capture, validation, and support through production.
Own the full hardware development lifecycle—from requirements definition and modeling through schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, testing, validation, and manufacturing support.
Define and implement the low voltage electrical architecture for cabinet-based systems, including cabinet microprocessors, power supplies, power distribution, interconnects, and signal processing and routing.
Select appropriate LV components such as microcontrollers, interface circuits, fuses, relays, contactors, terminal blocks, and power supplies based on system requirements and reliability targets.
Create system block diagrams, schematics, and harness documentation to support cross-functional development and manufacturing.
Ensure electrical interface integrity across PCBs, sensors, actuators, and communication buses (e.g., CAN, RS-485, Ethernet, LV analog/digital I/O).
Collaborate with mechanical teams on enclosure layout, cable routing, shielding, and grounding strategies for EMI/EMC performance.
Support validation and bring-up of LV systems during prototype and production builds, including DVT and integration testing.
Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards such as UL, CE, and IEC for low voltage systems.
Coordinate with firmware, test, and manufacturing teams to ensure proper system behavior, integration, and serviceability.
We’re open to candidates with both mid and senior-career experience. Scope and responsibilities will scale with the right candidate.
Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
5+ years of experience in low voltage electrical system design, including cabinet-level LV system architecture and component designs, ideally in energy, automotive, or industrial control applications.
Strong knowledge of cabinet-level LV power distribution and signal architecture.
Experience selecting and integrating LV components (relays, fuses, terminal blocks, etc.) for multi-voltage systems (e.g., 12V, 24V, 48V).
Familiarity with harness design, connector systems, and creating electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
Understanding of EMC best practices and grounding/shielding techniques.
Proficiency with electrical CAD tools (e.g., Altium).
Hands-on experience with debugging, testing, and validating electrical systems using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and similar tools.
Experience with manufacturing processes, including design for manufacturability (DFM), volume production, and development of manufacturing test procedures and test equipment.
Experience with LV systems in high-voltage environments
Familiarity with fieldbus communication protocols like CAN or industrial ethernet.
Knowledge of control cabinet UL/IEC compliance and wire derating, spacing, and thermal considerations.
Experience in creating wiring harnesses and managing cable assemblies with third-party suppliers.
Exposure to cross-functional design with firmware and mechanical engineering teams.
Experience with failure mode analysis and root cause investigations of LV electrical systems.
Knowledge of safety-critical system design, including interlocks and redundant controls.
If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.
Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The base salary for this role ranges from $140,000 to $200,000 per year.
","descriptionPlain":"WHAT TO EXPECT \n\nHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.\n\nOur first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads like datacenters to the grid. Heron Power’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.\n\nWe understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems. \n\n\n\n\n\nJOB OVERVIEW\n\nAs an electronics design engineer, you will be responsible for architecting, designing, and integrating the low voltage electrical system within high-performance power converters to meet reliability, EMC, and safety requirements. You will define cabinet-level electrical architecture, manage harnessing and interconnects, and ensure proper distribution of power, signals, and control across subsystems. Your work will span the full product lifecycle—from concept development and component selection to schematic capture, validation, and support through production. \n\n \n\n\nHOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE\n\n - Own the full hardware development lifecycle—from requirements definition and modeling through schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, testing, validation, and manufacturing support.\n\n - Define and implement the low voltage electrical architecture for cabinet-based systems, including cabinet microprocessors, power supplies, power distribution, interconnects, and signal processing and routing.\n\n - Select appropriate LV components such as microcontrollers, interface circuits, fuses, relays, contactors, terminal blocks, and power supplies based on system requirements and reliability targets.\n\n - Create system block diagrams, schematics, and harness documentation to support cross-functional development and manufacturing.\n\n - Ensure electrical interface integrity across PCBs, sensors, actuators, and communication buses (e.g., CAN, RS-485, Ethernet, LV analog/digital I/O).\n\n - Collaborate with mechanical teams on enclosure layout, cable routing, shielding, and grounding strategies for EMI/EMC performance.\n\n - Support validation and bring-up of LV systems during prototype and production builds, including DVT and integration testing.\n\n - Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards such as UL, CE, and IEC for low voltage systems.\n\n - Coordinate with firmware, test, and manufacturing teams to ensure proper system behavior, integration, and serviceability.\n\n \n\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\n\nWe’re open to candidates with both mid and senior-career experience. Scope and responsibilities will scale with the right candidate.\n\n\n\n\nMUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS \n\n - Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.\n\n - 5+ years of experience in low voltage electrical system design, including cabinet-level LV system architecture and component designs, ideally in energy, automotive, or industrial control applications.\n\n - Strong knowledge of cabinet-level LV power distribution and signal architecture.\n\n - Experience selecting and integrating LV components (relays, fuses, terminal blocks, etc.) for multi-voltage systems (e.g., 12V, 24V, 48V).\n\n - Familiarity with harness design, connector systems, and creating electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.\n\n - Understanding of EMC best practices and grounding/shielding techniques.\n\n - Proficiency with electrical CAD tools (e.g., Altium).\n\n - Hands-on experience with debugging, testing, and validating electrical systems using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and similar tools.\n\n - Experience with manufacturing processes, including design for manufacturability (DFM), volume production, and development of manufacturing test procedures and test equipment.\n\n\nNICE-TO-HAVES\n\n - Experience with LV systems in high-voltage environments\n\n - Familiarity with fieldbus communication protocols like CAN or industrial ethernet.\n\n - Knowledge of control cabinet UL/IEC compliance and wire derating, spacing, and thermal considerations.\n\n - Experience in creating wiring harnesses and managing cable assemblies with third-party suppliers.\n\n - Exposure to cross-functional design with firmware and mechanical engineering teams.\n\n - Experience with failure mode analysis and root cause investigations of LV electrical systems.\n\n - Knowledge of safety-critical system design, including interlocks and redundant controls.\n\n \n\nIf you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power. \n\nHeron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The base salary for this role ranges from $140,000 to $200,000 per year.","compensation":{"compensationTierSummary":null,"scrapeableCompensationSalarySummary":null,"compensationTiers":[],"summaryComponents":[]}}],"apiVersion":"1"}