Senior/Staff Power Electronics Engineer

About the role

Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. Our mission is to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and deliver grid-tied power converters.
• Own the full hardware development lifecycle—from requirements definition and modeling through schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, testing, validation, and manufacturing support.
• Develop detailed electrical models of converter circuits and topologies to support performance analysis and design optimization.
• Select power components, design protection circuitry, and ensure compliance with relevant safety and grid standards.
• Collaborate closely with systems, mechanical, layout, firmware, reliability, and manufacturing teams to bring designs from concept to production at scale.
• Drive innovation in power converter architectures to achieve industry-leading performance in efficiency, power density, and reliability.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in the design, prototyping, testing, and industrialization of power converters.
• Deep understanding of power electronics topologies, both theoretical and applied, including isolated and non-isolated architectures.
• Proven experience with high-voltage semiconductor devices such as IGBTs, Si/SiC MOSFETs, and diodes, as well as design of gate drivers and sensing circuits.
• Solid understanding of switching behavior, semiconductor loss mechanisms, and experience with power loss and thermal modeling.
• Proficient in schematic capture, simulation tools (SPICE, PLECS, LTspice, Simulink etc.), and familiar with lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and power analyzers.
• Experience in PCB layout for power electronics, including strategies to reduce parasitics, improve thermal management, and ensure manufacturability and EMC compliance.
• Working knowledge of product safety, reliability, and environmental standards for industrial applications.
• Basic understanding of control systems and experience working with embedded firmware; familiarity with UL, CE, and grid interconnection standards (such as IEEE 1547, UL347A, etc.) relevant to power converters.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong grasp of first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative.

Skills

• Hands-on experience with high-voltage semiconductor devices.
• Experience with power loss and thermal modeling.
• Proficiency in schematic capture and simulation tools.
• Experience in PCB layout for power electronics.
• Understanding of product safety, reliability, and environmental standards.
• Familiarity with control systems and grid interconnection standards.

Benefits

At Heron Power, we provide competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $120,000 to $200,000 per year.