Grid Integration Project Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: Scotts Valley

Employment Type: FullTime

What to Expect

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

Our first focus 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 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 Grid Integration Project Engineer, you will be responsible for working closely with early customers understanding project requirements and partnering with our engineering team on technical solutions for our products. You will be the key point of contact for customer pilots, providing support and guidance throughout the project lifecycle. Additionally, you will be supporting in building out our product documentation and troubleshooting technical issues.

How You Will Contribute

• Collaborate with engineering teams to understand project needs, act as "voice of the customer"

• Work alongside the forward deployed engineering team to gather customer requirements and propose technical solutions

• Deploy Heron’s first pilot projects both internally and with customers

• Provide technical support and guidance to customers throughout the product lifecycle. Troubleshoot technical or integration issues and seek timely resolution

• Stay up-to-date on industry trends and technologies to ensure our products remain competitive

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

• 5+ years leading complex, multidisciplinary engineering projects

• Electrical Engineer with deep background deploying or designing MW-scale electrical equipment and/or installations

• Experience with MV distribution design and protection systems

• Strong understanding of electrical infrastructure project development lifecycle

• Experience in Controls, SCADA, and Networking

• Awareness of interconnection processes and guidelines for large sources or loads

• Delivered MW-scale projects from concept to commissioned and operating on the grid

• 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

• Lead GW scale projects through grid integration process

• Proven experience in bringing new electrical equipment to market in technical support, or product/project engineering role centered around mass-deployed electronics components and systems.

• Knowledge of utility scale solar, energy storage, EV fast charging and/or data center project development

• Prior experience at an EPC, as an owners-engineer, or in energy project O&M

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 $130,000 to $180,000 per year.