Heron Power

power electronics

SeniorManufacturingTestEngineer-HighPower/HighVoltage

$150–200k Scotts Valley, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer - High Power / High Voltage at Heron Power. Skills: automated test systems, high-power, high-voltage, Python. design, architect, and deliver complete automated test systems across the full lifecycle. PCBA functional test (bed-of-nails, pogo, interface fixtures)”

What You'll Achieve.

ship high-reliability, high-power systems at scale; faster iteration, validation, and shipping of products; Continuously improve yield, debug speed, and test reliability in a production environment

Industry & Context.

power electronics

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent practical experience), experience designing and delivering automated test systems for high-voltage / high-power electronics (inverters, converters, or similar), Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of test systems — from concept and architecture through deployment and sustainment, Hands-on expertise with instrumentation (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, electronic loads, DAQs, DMMs), Python experience for test automation (preferred) or deep experience with LabVIEW/TestStand + willingness to go deep on Python, Solid fundamentals in circuits, power electronics, and high-voltage safety

Nice to Have

Experience with bi-directional power testing or regenerative loads, PCBA manufacturing functional test and yield improvement, HIL systems or embedded firmware validation, High-volume production test deployment

What You'll Do.

and deliver complete automated test systems across the full lifecycle

PCBA functional test (bed-of-nails

High-power / high-voltage end-of-line (EOL) testing

Bi-directional converter test cells (source + sink capability)

Own test architecture and coverage strategy from PCBA through full system

Design and build high-power test cells including bidirectional sources

HV measurement chains

and safety interlocks

Develop automated test sequences (power cycling

protection validation)

Drive Design-for-Test (DFT) with hardware and firmware teams

instrumentation integration

automation software (strong Python preferred)

and long-term sustainment

Continuously improve yield

and test reliability in a production environment

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Drive Design-for-Test (DFT) with hardware and firmware teams

Full Job Description

MANUFACTURING TEST ENGINEER - HIGH POWER / HIGH VOLTAGE Heron Power is a well-funded startup building next-generation power conversion hardware for the 21st-century grid. Backed by top investors and led by veterans who have shipped gigawatts of power electronics, we are developing advanced converters (inverters & rectifiers) for renewables, energy storage, data centers, and grid applications. We are looking for a Manufacturing Test Engineer who will build from the ground up the automated test infrastructure that allows us to ship high-reliability, high-power systems at scale.   WHAT YOU’LL OWN You will design, architect, and deliver complete automated test systems across the full lifecycle: - PCBA functional test (bed-of-nails, pogo, interface fixtures) - Subsystem validation - High-power / high-voltage end-of-line (EOL) testing - Bi-directional converter test cells (source + sink capability) Key Responsibilities - Own test architecture and coverage strategy from PCBA through full system - Design and build high-power test cells including bidirectional sources, regenerative loads, HV measurement chains, protection systems, and safety interlocks - Develop automated test sequences (power cycling, efficiency mapping, transient response, fault injection, protection validation) - Drive Design-for-Test (DFT) with hardware and firmware teams - Own fixture design, instrumentation integration, automation software (strong Python preferred), deployment, and long-term sustainment - Continuously improve yield, debug speed, and test reliability in a production environment This is a high-agency role. The test systems you build will directly determine how fast Heron can iterate, validate, and ship products. WHAT YOU BRING Must-Haves - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent practical experience) - Strong experience designing and delivering automated test systems for high-voltage / high-power electronics (inverters, converters, or similar) - Demonstrated end-to-end

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