Manufacturing Engineering Line Lead

About the role

Heron Power is a startup building cutting‑edge power electronics for the 21st‑century grid, aiming to debottleneck electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less‑costly hardware solutions. The leadership team consists of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products. You will work in a dynamic, collaborative environment driven by first‑principles engineering, solving difficult problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the specification/design, fabrication/testing, and installation/commissioning of high‑volume manufacturing lines from RFQ through SOP.
• Provide deep technical input on overall equipment design, informing early concept development and detailed design decisions to ensure alignment with process requirements and production goals, collaborating with product design, controls engineering, quality assurance, and production operations teams.
• Navigate complex equipment integrator and supplier relationships with clarity and accountability while driving technical alignment, enforcing design standards, maintaining schedule commitments, and delivering cost targets.
• Anticipate risks, resolve ambiguity early, and identify issues before they impact cost, schedule, or quality.
• Oversee FAT and SAT activities to ensure equipment meets all functional, quality, and throughput requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase OEE, reduce cycle time, and improve overall line reliability and first‑pass yield.
• Guide the direction and execution of complex manufacturing programs, bringing technical clarity, executional accountability, and calm leadership to fast‑moving, high‑stakes environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or similar disciplines.
• 5+ years of full‑time industry experience working with high‑volume manufacturing processes.
• Track record of strong performance launching mass production lines from concept through ramp.
• Established strategic relationships with equipment suppliers and integrators across general assembly, power electronics, battery pack, drive unit, and other high‑volume, high‑tech manufacturing sectors.
• Experience with manufacturing processes such as framing, fastening, welding, dispensing/sealing, material handling, and inspection systems.
• Experience with station and fixture design, including locating schemes, datum strategies, GD&T literacy, tolerance stack‑up analyses, etc.
• Knowledge of high‑volume, heavy‑duty conveyance and automation strategies, including indexed versus free‑flow pallet systems, AGV/AMR technologies, lift‑assist/manipulators, multi‑axis robots and gantries, etc.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a knack for distilling complex issues into clear actionable plans.
• Willingness to work in a hands‑on role, lead by example, and independently solve ambiguous problems with attention to detail.

Nice‑to‑Haves

• Experience leading PFMEA’s and DFM analyses.
• Expertise in high‑volume industrial painting / powder coating process development, equipment selection, and line design.
• Familiarity with manufacturing medium voltage electronics or grid related products such as transformers, switchgear, converters, circuit breakers, etc.

Benefits

Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits.

Pay

The salary for this role ranges from $120,000 to $191,000 per year.