Manufacturing Technician

Heron Power•Scotts Valley, CA

32d•$35 - $55

About The Position

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. 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.

Requirements

Proven track-record of hands-on technical assembly, troubleshooting and diagnostic experience, specifically working hands-on in manufacturing builds, NPI or early production environments with strong attention to detail and quality
Ability to track, document and manage multiple units through various build and test stages
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

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated strong power electronics / electrical systems aptitude
Background in process development or continuous improvement
Experience with power electronics measurement equipment - oscilloscopes, multimeters, power analyzers, hipot
3D Printing, CNC, Laser Cutting, Milling/Drilling, CATIA, Solidworks experience a plus

Responsibilities

Execute and support builds of complex power electronics assemblies through prototype, pilot and production phases
Lead hands-on troubleshooting, issue identification and documentation during builds, bring-up, and early manufacturing runs to provide feedback to engineering and project management
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including manufacturing, hardware 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
Support the bring-up, validation and troubleshooting of equipment, test systems, fixtures and specialized tooling used in assembly and verification processes