Heron Power

Engineering

Intern,SystemIntegration&TestSoftware

$45–65k ~AI est. Scotts Valley, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Intern, System Integration & Test Software at Heron Power. Skills: System Integration, Test Software, Automation, AI Agents. Build test infrastructure. Operate test infrastructure”

Industry & Context.

Engineering
Problems you'll solve

Solving difficult problems; Debugging; Failure isolation; Root-cause closure

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, BS or MS in Mechatronics, BS or MS in Computer Engineering, BS or MS in a related field, Programming proficiency in Python, Ability to read embedded C firmware, Hands-on electrical test setups experience, Comfort with bench power equipment, Comfort with measurement methods

Nice to Have

Experience developing embedded systems firmware, Experience integrating embedded systems firmware, Experience building AI agents, Experience with LLM APIs, Experience with agentic frameworks, Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Familiarity with automated test infrastructure, PCBA design experience in KiCad, PCBA design experience in Altium

What You'll Do.

Build test infrastructure

Operate test infrastructure

Validate grid-tied converters

Automate test platforms

Orchestrate test platforms

Build automated equipment

Build AI-driven execution systems

Contribute to software test infrastructure

Develop test architecture

Develop hardware abstraction layers

Develop result reporting pipelines

Interact with hardware

Interact with firmware

Debug signal integrity

Debug protocol failures

Debug firmware edge cases

Write concurrent software

Write fault-tolerant software

Develop manufacturing test platform

Manage test execution

Implement test script changes

Implement firmware changes

Route issues to humans

Build operator platforms

Build engineering platforms

Monitor tester status

Monitor pass/fail rates

Monitor station health

Monitor agent activity

Own system-level integration testing

Perform functional validation

Perform regression coverage

Execute reliability campaigns

Evolve reliability campaigns

Drive fast debug loops

Verify corrective actions

Design electrical reliability test benches

Specify lab equipment

Procure lab equipment

Integrate lab equipment

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Engineering partners

Full Job Description

WHAT TO EXPECT Heron 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. 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.   JOB OVERVIEW You will build and operate the test infrastructure we use to validate grid-tied converters across the full product lifecycle — from system architecture and integration through reliability validation and manufacturing test at scale. This role owns a meaningful slice of the development loop: test system design, test execution, data analysis, failure isolation, verified fixes, and the software platforms that automate and orchestrate it all. You will uncover real design and process failures by running physical tests and building automated equipment, data workflows, and AI-driven execution systems. 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.   HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE Test Software, Automation, and AI Agents - Contribute to our software test infrastructure for system integration and reliability testing — test architecture, hardware abstraction layers, and resu

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