Senior Mechanical Supplier Industrialization Engineer

Heron Power Inc.; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Heron Power Inc. is seeking a Supplier Industrialization Engineer — Mechanical to own supplier development and manufacturing readiness across the mechanical supply base.

You will collaborate with the Head of Supply Chain and senior leaders in engineering, NPI, reliability, and manufacturing to drive supplier partnerships. You will oversee supplier qualification, DFM, NPI, production ramp, and continuous improvement with potential for leadership roles.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in supplier development, supplier quality, or related manufacturing roles.
• BS degree in mechanical/manufacturing/industrial engineering or equivalent experience.
• Deep knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes and supplier industrialization.
• Experience reviewing drawings, GD&T, tolerances, metrology, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own supplier development and manufacturing readiness across mechanical supply base.
• Lead supplier qualification for high quality, cost-efficient, on-time components.
• Communicate technical requirements between suppliers and internal teams.
• Drive DFM/DFA reviews, GD&T, tolerances, and stack-ups to meet design specs.
• Lead industrialization across die casting, injection molding, plastics, sheet metal, stamping, machining, busbars, cold plates, tooling, and potting/encapsulation.
• Develop tooling and qualification plans for molds, dies, fixtures, and production equipment.
• Evaluate new materials and processes for better design, reliability, or cost.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities through process and tooling optimizations.

Skills

Supplier development

Supplier quality

Manufacturing engineering

Industrialization

GD&T & metrology

Education

BS in mechanical/manufacturing/industrial engineering or equivalent experience

Tools

ERP systems

PLM tools

Job description

Heron Power Inc. is seeking a Supplier Industrialization Engineer — Mechanical to own supplier development and manufacturing readiness across the mechanical supply base.

You will collaborate with the Head of Supply Chain and senior leaders in engineering, NPI, reliability, and manufacturing to drive supplier partnerships. You will oversee supplier qualification, DFM, NPI, production ramp, and continuous improvement with potential for leadership roles.