Senior Mechanical Supplier Industrialization Engineer

Heron Power; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Heron Power is seeking a Supplier Industrialization Engineer — Mechanical to own supplier development and manufacturing readiness across the mechanical supply base. You will work with the Head of Supply Chain and senior leaders in engineering, NPI, reliability, and manufacturing to drive strategic supplier partnerships.

You will oversee supplier performance, manufacturing processes, tooling, and quality systems, with ownership across supplier qualification, DFM, NPI, production ramp, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in supplier development, supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, supplier industrialization, or a related field.
• BS degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, materials engineering, or demonstrable equivalent experience and exceptional ability.
• In-depth knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes and supplier industrialization, with demonstrated experience taking components from design through production.
• Skilled in detailed drawing reviews, GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, metrology, and statistical data analysis techniques including SPC, DOE, and sampling plans.
• Comprehensive understanding of quality management systems and standards such as ISO 9001 and PPAP.
• Demonstrated ability to independently assess supplier manufacturing capabilities, identify process risks, and drive corrective actions through production.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice.

Responsibilities

• Develop Heron’s mechanical supplier capabilities through technical capability assessments and manufacturing process improvement initiatives.
• Lead supplier qualification to ensure sustained high-quality, cost-effective, and timely delivery of critical mechanical components and assemblies.
• Facilitate clear communication of technical requirements between suppliers and Heron’s supply chain, design and manufacturing teams.
• Drive supplier DFM/DFA reviews, drawing reviews, GD&T, assembly stack-up tolerance analysis, and ensure manufacturing processes can meet design requirements.
• Lead industrialization and supplier development across die casting, injection molding, plastics, sheet metal, stamping, machining, busbars, cold plates, tooling, and potting/encapsulation processes.
• Drive tooling development and qualification, including molds, dies, fixtures, and production equipment.
• Contribute to the evaluation of new or alternative materials and manufacturing processes for improved design, manufacturability, reliability, or cost reduction.
• Identify and drive cost reduction activities through process, material, tooling, yield, and manufacturing optimization.

Skills

Supplier development

Quality systems

GD&T

Mechanical manufacturing

Cost reduction

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS degree in mechanical/plastics/industrial engineering

Tools

ERP systems

PLM tools

Job description

Heron Power is seeking a Supplier Industrialization Engineer — Mechanical to own supplier development and manufacturing readiness across the mechanical supply base. You will work with the Head of Supply Chain and senior leaders in engineering, NPI, reliability, and manufacturing to drive strategic supplier partnerships.

You will oversee supplier performance, manufacturing processes, tooling, and quality systems, with ownership across supplier qualification, DFM, NPI, production ramp, and