Compliance Engineering Technician

Heron Power Inc.; Scotts Valley (CA); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Heron Power Inc. is seeking a Compliance Engineering Technician to support lab operations, build and maintain test infrastructure, and ensure quality and safety standards.

You will configure and run test equipment, troubleshoot issues, and assist with root-cause analysis to keep regulatory certification on track. The role emphasizes hands-on fabrication, wiring and plumbing for test setups, 5S practices, and collaboration with engineers to maintain compliant lab processes at our Scotts Valley

Qualifications

• Hands-on fabrication of test fixtures including wiring, terminations and panel builds.
• Experience with electrical/wiring work and plumbing for test rigs.
• Proficiency with common hand/power tools and shop equipment.
• Operates and maintains oscilloscopes, analyzers, thermal chambers and data loggers.
• Shows strong 5S discipline in lab or manufacturing settings.
• Able to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Performs root cause analysis for test failures and deviations.
• Prior supervision or lead experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, fabricate, and maintain test fixtures and infrastructure.
• Set up and operate test equipment and ensure measurement integrity.
• Support compliance testing per plans and ensure data quality.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and maintain instruments.
• Help maintain ISO 17025 quality controls and 5S practices.
• Contribute to root cause analysis of failures and deviations.

Skills

Fixture fabrication

Electrical wiring

Soldering

Plumbing for test setups

Tool proficiency

Test equipment operation

5S implementation

Root cause analysis

Reading schematics

Lab supervision

QA/testing mindset

JIRA familiarity

HV power test exposure

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Thermal chambers

Data loggers

JIRA

Job description

What to Expect

Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.

Our first focus 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 and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.

Job Overview

As a Compliance Engineering Technician, you will be the backbone of our compliance lab operations. You will build and maintain test infrastructure, enforce lab quality and safety standards, and enable unique testing capabilities — ensuring our lab runs with the precision and discipline that regulatory certification demands.

How You Will Contribute

Lab Infrastructure & Test Fixtures

• Design, fabricate, and maintain test fixtures, including electrical wiring, soldering, and plumbing work required for power hardware test setups.

• Maintain a clean and organized, operational area.

Test Equipment Operation

• Set up, operate, and maintain test equipment including oscilloscopes, power analyzers, thermal chambers, data acquisition systems, and related instrumentation.

• Support compliance test execution — configure equipment per test plans and ensure measurement integrity throughout test campaigns.

• Troubleshoot equipment issues.

Quality Management & Safety

• Assist engineering in maintaining a ISO 17025 Quality Management System controls across all lab activities.

• Sustain 5S practices throughout the lab.

• Contribute to root cause analysis on test failures, equipment anomalies, and process deviations.

What You Will Bring

We prioritize candidates who are hands-on, accountable, and take genuine pride in what they produce. You’re not just maintaining a space — you’re building the foundation that our certification work depends on.

Must-Have Requirements

• Proven ability to fabricate test fixtures, including hands-on electrical work (wiring, terminations, soldering, panel builds) and plumbing (fluid lines, fittings, pressure systems).

• Proficiency with hand tools, power tools, and shop equipment used in test fixture fabrication.

• Hands-on experience operating test and measurement equipment: oscilloscopes, power analyzers, thermal chambers, data loggers, and similar instrumentation.

• Experience implementing and sustaining 5S in a lab or manufacturing environment.

• Skilled at root cause analysis and hands-on debugging of test failures and process issues.

• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical drawings.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail — you set the standard for how the lab looks and runs.

• Prior experience supervising or leading the work of other technicians.

• Strong QA and testing philosophy.

• Strong problem-solving skills.

• Familiar with issue tracking software (i.e., JIRA).

• Exposure to medium- or high-voltage power hardware test environments.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience in a compliance, certification, or regulatory test laboratory for power electronics, electrical equipment, or similar products.

• Familiarity with UL, IEC, or IEEE test standards and certification processes.

If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.

Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $35-55 per hour.