Heron Power

Power Electronics

SeniorManufacturingTestEngineer-PowerElectronics

$150–200k Scotts Valley, California, United States FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer - Power Electronics at Heron Power. Skills: Automated test systems for high-voltage / high-power electronics, End-to-end ownership of test systems, Instrumentation, Python for test automation. Design, architect, and deliver complete automated test systems across the full lifecycle. Own test architecture and coverage strategy from PCBA through full system”

What You'll Achieve.

Ship high-reliability, high-power systems at scale; 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

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

SENIOR MANUFACTURING TEST ENGINEER - POWER ELECTRONICS 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 ow

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