--- title: 'Logistics Manager at Heron Power' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/logistics-manager-heron-power-scotts-valley-tkxfm3nypady' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-07' --- # Logistics Manager at Heron Power - **Company:** Heron Power - **Location:** Scotts Valley, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-11-06 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/heron-power/2104131e-3ba5-44f9-91e9-8c44a3d7179e ## Job description 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 Power’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 Logistics Manager, you’ll build and run the logistics engine that moves every part into Heron Power and every Heron Link out to our customers. In this hands-on role, you’ll own inbound and outbound freight, import and customs compliance, and our network of carriers, forwarders, and 3PL partners, from early NPI builds through the ramp to volume production. You’ll partner closely with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Finance, and Customer Operations to keep material moving on time, at the right cost, and in full compliance as we scale our operations. ## How You Will Contribute - Own end-to-end inbound and outbound logistics, including domestic and international freight across ocean, air, LTL, FTL, and expedited modes. - Plan and execute delivery of large Heron Link units to customer sites, including rigging, permitting, specialized carriers, and on-site handoff. - Select, negotiate with, and manage freight forwarders, customs brokers, carriers, and 3PL partners, with clear KPIs for cost, transit time, and damage rates. - Lead import and trade compliance, including HTS classification, Incoterms strategy, duties and tariffs, country of origin documentation, and export controls. - Partner with the warehouse and manufacturing teams to design receiving, storage, packaging, and shipping processes for Factory One as we ramp to start of production. - Build logistics cost models, landed cost analyses, and dashboards that give leadership clear visibility into freight spend, lead times, and risks. - Manage dangerous goods and specialty shipments (for example lithium batteries and moisture or ESD-sensitive electronics) in line with DOT, IATA, and IMDG requirements. - Partner with our in-house software team to build and improve shipment tracking, booking, and logistics data systems. ## What You Will Bring We’re looking for an experienced, hands-on logistics leader who can build processes from the ground up in a fast-paced hardware environment. Scope and responsibilities will grow with the right candidate, including the opportunity to build and lead a logistics team. Must Have Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, business, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience - 5+ years of experience in logistics, transportation, or trade compliance, ideally in hardware, electrical equipment, or industrial manufacturing - Hands-on experience managing international freight, freight forwarders, and customs brokers, with a strong working knowledge of Incoterms, HTS classification, and import documentation - Track record of negotiating freight contracts and reducing logistics cost without sacrificing reliability - Experience coordinating heavy, oversized, or high-value shipments - Strong analytical skills in Excel or Google Sheets (pivot tables, lookups, cost modeling) - Clear communicator who escalates problems early and drives issues to closure across teams and partners Nice to Haves - Licensed Customs Broker (LCB) or CSCMP, APICS/ASCM, or similar certification - Experience shipping power electronics, transformers, switchgear, or energy storage equipment - Experience with dangerous goods shipping certification (DOT, IATA, IMDG) - Experience standing up logistics for a new factory or during a production ramp - Experience with an ERP or TMS (for example NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or Flexport) 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 base salary range for this role is from $120,000 to $170,000 per year. ## About Heron Power ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Heron Power develops next-generation medium-voltage power electronics, including solid-state transformers, to modernize the electrical grid for AI data centers, renewable energy, and surging electricity demand. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B) - **Headquarters**: Scotts Valley, California, United States - **Founded**: 2024 - **Founders**: Drew Baglino ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution; Industrial Power Electronics; Energy Infrastructure - **Target customers**: B2B — hyperscale data center operators, solar and storage developers, utility-scale energy project developers, and the broader electricity sector. - **Mission or purpose statement**: To build power electronics purpose-built for the 21st-century grid, helping the electricity sector grow faster and more affordably with scalable, reliable, and software-integrated infrastructure. ## Products & Services - **Heron Link for Data Centers**: An integrated solid-state transformer + SuperBBU (battery backup unit) solution purpose-built for AI and hyperscale power needs, enabling more efficient, scalable, and reliable power delivery. - **Heron Link for Solar & Storage**: An integrated solid-state transformer and inverter in one infinitely scalable platform, designed to streamline the connection of renewable generation and battery storage to the grid. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Key Metric**: Total Funding of **$178 million** across two rounds (Series A: $38M led by Capricorn Investment Group in June 2025; Series B: $140M led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz in February 2026). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: - **Investors**: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism Fund), Capricorn Investment Group, Gigascale Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Energy Impact Partners, Powerhouse. - **Advisors**: JB Straubel (Tesla Co-Founder), Zach Kirkhorn (Former Tesla CFO). - **Strategic Partner**: LG Energy Solution Vertech (collaboration to integrate Heron Link with U.S.-manufactured battery energy storage systems). - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount has grown **975% year-over-year** to 72 employees, with 58 active job postings. - Awarded **$26.375 million** in tax credit incentives from the state of California to build a 40-gigawatt manufacturing facility and create 600+ advanced manufacturing jobs. - Rapidly scaling from engineering prototypes to early customer deployments with major industry partners. ## Competitive Advantages - **Deep technical moat**: Heron’s core technology is an integrated solid-state transformer (SST) — a fundamental re-architecture of medium-voltage power electronics that is more scalable, software-integrated, and efficient than traditional copper-and-iron transformers. - **Founder pedigree**: CEO Drew Baglino was a 18-year veteran and SVP of Powertrain and Energy at Tesla, where he led development of the 4680 battery cell, Megapack, and built multi-billion-dollar energy and charging businesses. - **Strategic backing**: Backed by a world-class syndicate of climate-tech and deep-tech investors (Breakthrough Energy, a16z, Valor) and advised by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel and former Tesla CFO Zach Kirkhorn. - **Manufacturing-first approach**: Already planning a 40 GW U.S. manufacturing facility with state incentives secured, signaling a focus on high-volume, cost-competitive production from the start. ## Strategic Focus - **Scale manufacturing**: Building out a large-scale U.S. factory to meet demand from AI data centers and renewable energy projects. - **Commercial deployment**: Moving from engineering prototypes to delivering integrated solutions with strategic partners like LG Energy Solution Vertech. - **Debottleneck the grid**: Targeting the critical infrastructure bottleneck where traditional transformers and grid equipment cannot keep pace with surging electricity demand from AI, electrification, and renewables. ## Why Work Here - **High-impact mission**: Work on foundational hardware that directly enables the energy transition and AI infrastructure — systems that will be deployed and operated for decades. - **Engineering culture**: Values rapid iteration ("build, test, learn"), first-principles reasoning, and cross-functional collaboration across hardware, software, manufacturing, and operations. - **Ownership and autonomy**: Strong emphasis on taking accountability for outcomes, not just tasks, and working across team boundaries to deliver an impeccable product. - **Transparent and direct**: Culture prizes clear communication, honest feedback, and progress over posturing — "no defensiveness, no ego." - **Location and flexibility**: Based in Scotts Valley, California (near Santa Cruz/Silicon Valley), with a presence in Canada. The work is highly hands-on (hardware, lab, factory), so on-site presence is expected for engineering roles. - **Growth trajectory**: Explosive headcount growth (975% YoY) and 58 open roles across electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, software, and supply chain disciplines — offering significant career acceleration for early hires. - **Notable perks**: Opportunity to work alongside a team with deep expertise from Tesla, Meta, and KKR, with direct mentorship from a proven founder. ## Sources 1. [heronpower.com](https://heronpower.com/) 2. [heronpower.com/about](https://heronpower.com/about) 3. [heronpower.com/careers](https://heronpower.com/careers) 4. [linkedin.com/company/heron-power-electronics](https://www.linkedin.com/company/heron-power-electronics) 5. 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