--- title: 'Staff/Senior Staff Global Supply Manager - PCBA at Heron Power' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/staff-senior-staff-global-supply-manager-pcba-heron-power-scotts-valley-n61gvxgp3ysq' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-31' --- # Staff/Senior Staff Global Supply Manager - PCBA at Heron Power - **Company:** Heron Power - **Location:** Scotts Valley, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-10-17 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-31 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/heron-power/2357552b-5736-4db9-978c-fcceb40cf1ea ## 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 Staff / Senior Staff Global Supply Manager - PCBA, you will lead strategic sourcing and supplier management for the printed circuit boards (PCBs), printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), and related electronics manufacturing services critical to Heron Link, our solid-state transformer platform. You will develop and execute sourcing strategies across PCB fabrication and electronics manufacturing partners, ensuring competitive costs, strong supplier performance, manufacturing readiness, and reliable production capacity. Working closely with Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, NPI, Manufacturing, Finance, and Supply Chain leadership, you will help establish a scalable electronics supply chain capable of supporting rapid product development and production growth. This role requires deep familiarity with the PCBA manufacturing ecosystem, including contract manufacturers, PCB fabricators, assembly processes, manufacturing cost structures, and supplier qualification. ## How You Will Contribute - Define and own category strategies for PCB fabrication, PCBA manufacturing, and electronics manufacturing services. - Achieve cost targets through should-cost modeling, BOM analysis, manufacturing cost breakdowns, and supplier negotiations. - Lead RFx processes and negotiate commercial agreements, including piece pricing, tooling/NRE, and contractual terms. - Partner with engineering teams on DFM, supplier manufacturing capabilities, component availability, and production requirements. - Drive supplier readiness across prototype, pilot, and mass production builds. - Manage supplier risks related to cost, quality, capacity, component shortages, and geopolitical exposure. - Resolve supplier performance, manufacturing yield, and quality issues with cross-functional teams. ## What You Will Bring We’re open to early to mid-career candidates with or without leadership experience. Scope and responsibilities will scale with the right candidate. Must Have Requirements - 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or procurement supporting electronics manufacturing. - Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience. - Deep category knowledge of PCB fabrication, PCBA manufacturing, and/or electronics manufacturing services (EMS). - Experience managing PCB/PCBA suppliers, including manufacturing costs, supplier qualification, and production ramp. - Strong negotiation, should-cost analysis, BOM costing, and contract management skills. - Experience partnering with electrical engineering, manufacturing, finance, and NPI teams. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, often with short notice. Nice to Haves - Experience sourcing high-reliability PCBAs for power electronics, industrial controls, EVs, or energy storage systems. - Knowledge of SMT, soldering, reflow, AOI, X-ray inspection, ICT/FCT, and PCBA manufacturing processes. - Experience managing EMS providers and contract manufacturers through NPI and high-volume production. - Familiarity with PCB fabrication processes, electronic component supply chains, and IPC standards. - Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, Power BI, etc.). 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 the role is from $170,000 to $220,000. ## 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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