Supplier Industrialization Engineer

Heron Power Inc.; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Heron Power Inc. is a startup building next-generation power electronics for the grid.

The Supplier Industrialization Engineer will own supplier development and quality management across our supplier network, collaborating with the Head of Supply Chain and senior leaders in design, NPI, reliability, and manufacturing to drive strategic partnerships. The role ensures the technical success of the supply chain, oversees supplier performance, and implements supplier quality systems.

Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent with 5–7 years experience in supplier development/quality.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, IATF 16949, APQP and PPAP quality systems.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Develop supplier capabilities through capability assessments and process improvements.
• Lead supplier qualification to ensure high quality, cost-effective delivery.
• Communicate technical requirements between suppliers and Heron's teams.
• Drive DFM reviews and tolerance analysis to meet design requirements.
• Evaluate new materials for improved design, manufacturability, or cost.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities via process and yield improvements.

Skills

Supplier development

Quality management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

BS degree in engineering

Tools

ERP systems

PLM tools

Tableau

JMP

Minitab

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 goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power’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 Heron Power’s Supplier Industrialization Engineer, you will take ownership of supplier development and quality management across our supplier network. In this pivotal role, you’ll collaborate closely with the Head of Supply Chain as well as senior leaders from design engineering, NPI, reliability and manufacturing to drive strategic supplier partnerships.

You will ensure the technical success of Heron’s supply chain, overseeing supplier performance and implementing supplier quality systems. This is a vital role for expanding and strengthening our supply base and offers significant potential for advancement into a leadership position.

How You Will Contribute

• Develop Heron’s 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 components and assemblies.
• Facilitate clear communication of technical requirements between suppliers and Heron’s GSM, design and manufacturing teams.
• Drive supplier DFM reviews, assembly stack-up tolerance analysis and ensure assembly processes can meet design requirements
• Contribute to the evaluation of new or alternative materials for improved design, manufacturability, or cost reduction.
• Identify and drive cost reduction activities by utilizing process, material optimization, and yield improvements

What You Will Bring

We’re open to early to mid-career candidates with or without leadership experience. Scope and responsibilities will scale with the right candidate.

Must Have Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in supplier development and/or supplier quality
• BS degree in electrical, mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering, or demonstrable equivalent experience and exceptional ability.
• In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes related to mechanical, electrical (including PCB and PCBA), or electro-mechanical components and assemblies.
• Skilled in performing detailed drawing reviews, 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, IATF 16949, APQP, and PPAP.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice

Nice to Haves

• Prior experience in manufacturing and/or process engineering focused on power semiconductors, injection molding, stamping, sheet metal fabrication, PCBA processes, or top level assembly lines.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, with a good understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Experience with ERP and PLM tools to support BOM control, change management, factory quality, and supplier reporting.
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, JMP, Minitab, etc.)

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.