Senior Power Electronics Test Architect

Heron Power; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in startup

Job summary

Heron Power is building next-generation power conversion hardware and seeks a Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer to design automated test infrastructure from ground up. You will own PCBA and system-level tests, develop high-power EOL tests, and create bi-directional test cells to enable fast, reliable shipping of high-reliability converters.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and hands-on experience with HV/HP test systems, Python automation, and DFT collaboration with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience designing automated test systems for high-power electronics.
• End-to-end ownership from concept to deployment and sustainment.

Responsibilities

• Own test architecture and coverage from PCBA to full system.
• Design and build high-power test cells with bidirectional sources and regenerative loads.
• Develop automated test sequences including power cycling and efficiency mapping.
• Drive Design-for-Test with hardware and firmware teams.
• Own fixture design, instrumentation integration, automation software, deployment and sustainment.
• Improve yield, debug speed, and test reliability in production.

Skills

Python for test automation

LabVIEW/TestStand

End-to-end ownership

Power electronics fundamentals

High voltage safety

DFT collaboration

Fixture design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Electronic loads

DAQs

DMMs

Job description

Heron Power is building next-generation power conversion hardware and seeks a Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer to design automated test infrastructure from ground up. You will own PCBA and system-level tests, develop high-power EOL tests, and create bi-directional test cells to enable fast, reliable shipping of high-reliability converters.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and hands-on experience with HV/HP test systems, Python automation, and DFT collaboration with