Heron Power · 1 day ago
Manufacturing Lead, Advanced Processes
Scotts Valley
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
7+ years expHeron Power is a startup company focused on innovative power electronics for the modern grid. The Manufacturing Lead - Advanced Processes will develop and scale high-volume manufacturing processes for power electronics assemblies, collaborating closely with design teams and suppliers to ensure robust product lines and manufacturing capabilities.
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Responsibilities
Lead line development across multiple process and equipment technologies through concept, build and into ramp
Develop and scale processes for thermal interface materials, thermal gap fillers, pottants, and associated dispense, conveyance, and handling systems
Develop surface treatment processes for plastics and metals (including plasma/corona treatment, solvent/chemical cleaning, and adhesion preparation
Specify and qualify advanced joining processes such as ultrasonic welding, laser welding/brazing, vibration welding, and more
Lead development with equipment suppliers and OEMs from equipment concept and process design phase all the way through FAT/SAT, commissioning, validation and handoffs for lab, pilot and mass production applications
Specify, commission and optimize production-scale manufacturing equipment for high-speed assembly lines
Implement electrical and other in-line inspection systems to monitor and/or control quality of your processes and equipment along with their validation workflows
Characterize material behavior and define robust process windows via DoE’s
Apply PFMEA, control plans, SPC methodology and structured problem solving to maintain world class process capability
Support automation integration with robots, conveyors and inline QA
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical Engineering
7+ years of experience in industrial automation, chemical handling, electromechanical assembly or related high-volume manufacturing processes
Understanding of creepage/clearance, sealing of enclosures, adhesives and machine interfaces
Ability to characterize and optimize key process variables for chemical handling systems and translate those variables into clear equipment design requirements
Proficiency in statistical analysis, SPC, Cp/Cpk studies, hypothesis testing and Minitab/JMP
Demonstrated ability to run DoE's and optimize complex processes
Experience implementing PFMEA's, control plans, process flow diagrams
Hands-on experience with automation, robotics, PLCs and vision systems
Familiarity with GD&T, tolerance stack-ups and precision assembly
Knowledge of root cause methodologies (8D, DMAIC, fishbone/Ishikawa etc)
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.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$38MKey Investors
Capricorn Investment Group
2025-05-29Series A· $38M
Leadership Team
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Chris Tilton
Director of Mechanical Engineering
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