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’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 a Thermal Systems Engineer, you will design, develop, and validate thermal systems for high power density electronics. You will develop thermal models for the full product and sub-systems, designing a wide range of associated parts using a first principles design approach. Your role will involve performing a variety of tasks, including modeling, simulation, design, prototyping, testing, and hands-on work. You will collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, test, and manufacturing engineering teams, as well as external suppliers. You will own your designs from concept through high-volume production.

How You Will Contribute

·        Develop and maintain a system-level models of thermal system architectures to inform engineering tradeoffs

·        Model and design mass-manufacturable parts and assemblies for thermal solutions of power converters, such as fans, radiators, heatsinks, pumps, hoses, and connectors

·        Own parts and assemblies from initial concept to high volume production

·        Design with a first principles approach, optimizing parts through analysis for cost and efficiency

·        Collaborate with vendors and suppliers to identify or manufacture the thermal solutions

·        Perform hands-on work such as prototyping, validation, and testing

·        Collaborate with different engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and reliability teams

What You Will Bring

We have a short list of must-have requirements. We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative. Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire.

Must-Have Requirements 

·      Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or similar

·      3+ years of full-time industry experience designing and modeling thermal systems (bonus if there is experience with cabinet-level cooling design)

·      3+ years of industry experience with thermal simulation tools such as Icepak, FloTHERM, Star-CCM+, and COMSOL

·      Experience developing and executing test plans to validate the performance of a thermal system

·      Experience developing 2D thermal network for complex thermal systems for optimization

·       Strong engineering fundamentals including a basic understanding of electronics

·      Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

·      Ability to work independently and as part of a team

·      Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Nice-to-Haves

·      Experience designing power electronics converters

·      Experience designing electromechanical parts or assemblies

·      Experience with multi-physics modeling, or associated software (MATLAB, Python, and Simulink)

·      Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis

·      Experience with reliability and validation testing, as well as DFMEAs

·      Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) and controlled release processes

·      Experience with medium voltage (34.5kV) or grid-related products, such as converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, insulation, and shielding

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. The salary for this role ranges from $120,000 to $220,000 per year.