Heron Power · 9 hours ago
Mechanical Engineer, Power Electronics
Scotts Valley, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $220K/yrHeron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. As a Mechanical Engineer, you will design, develop, and validate medium-voltage power electronics systems, collaborating closely with various engineering teams and owning your designs from concept through high-volume production.
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Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or similar
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
Preferred
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
Benefits
Competitive compensation (salary and equity)
Benefits
Company
Heron Power
Heron Power is an energy technology startup that focuses on developing power electronics for the modern electrical grid.
Founded in 2024
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$38MKey Investors
Capricorn Investment Group
2025-05-29Series A· $38M
Leadership Team
C
Chris Tilton
Director of Mechanical Engineering
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