Staff/Senior Staff Supplier Industrialization Engineer

The role

You will take ownership of supplier development and quality management across the supplier network. You will collaborate with supply chain, design, NPI, reliability, and manufacturing leaders to drive strategic supplier partnerships.

What you will do

• Develop supplier capabilities through technical capability assessments and manufacturing process improvement initiatives.
• Lead supplier qualification for high-quality, cost-effective, and timely delivery of components and assemblies.
• Facilitate communication of technical requirements between suppliers and GSM, design, and manufacturing teams.
• Drive supplier DFM reviews and assembly stack-up tolerance analysis.
• Ensure assembly processes meet design requirements.
• Evaluate new or alternative materials for design, manufacturability, or cost reduction.
• Identify and drive cost reduction activities through process, material optimization, and yield improvements.

Required qualifications

• 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 have

• 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.)

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. The leadership team consists of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products.