Staff/Senior Staff Supplier Industrialization Engineer - PCBA

The role

You will take ownership of supplier development and manufacturing readiness across the PCB, PCBA, and electronics supply base. You will oversee supplier performance, manufacturing processes, qualification, and quality systems.

What you will do

• Develop PCBA and electronics supplier capabilities through technical assessments and process improvement.
• Lead supplier qualification for PCBs, PCBAs, and power electronic assemblies.
• Facilitate technical requirement communication between suppliers and internal teams.
• Drive supplier DFM/DFA reviews and assembly process assessments.
• Lead industrialization across PCB fabrication, SMT, through-hole assembly, soldering, and power semiconductor assembly.
• Drive supplier process capability, yield improvement, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Evaluate new PCB, component, material, and manufacturing technologies.
• Identify and drive cost reduction activities through process and manufacturing optimization.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in PCBA manufacturing, supplier development, supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, supplier industrialization, or a related field.
• BS degree in electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial engineering, or demonstrable equivalent experience and exceptional ability.
• In-depth knowledge of PCB/PCBA manufacturing processes.
• Strong understanding of SMT, through-hole assembly, soldering, PCB fabrication, inspection, electrical test, and manufacturing process controls.
• Skilled in DFM/DFA, process capability, 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.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice.

Nice to have

• Prior experience in manufacturing and/or process engineering focused on power electronics, PCBA, PCB fabrication, power semiconductors, high-voltage/high-current assemblies, or power conversion produc
• Experience with SiC, MOSFET, high-power switching, thermal management, or other power-electronics technologies.
• Experience with AOI, X-ray, functional test, in-circuit test, electrical characterization, or reliability testing.
• 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.).
• Experience leading supplier industrialization or mentoring engineers in a senior/staff technical capacity.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation (salary and equity)
• Benefits

About the company

Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. They aim to build better converters to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid.