Heron Power
Pilot Manufacturing Manager
Scotts Valley · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in NPI, prototype build, or manufacturing engineering in hardware, including 2–3+ years managing a technician or build team.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent demonstrated experience will be considered.
About the job
Leads pilot manufacturing build programs and technician teams, moving prototype and early engineering builds toward repeatable, high-volume production.
What you'll do
- Own build schedules, resourcing, readiness gates, risk mitigation, and ramp-to-volume execution.
- Hire, manage, and develop the pilot technician team; coordinate build work across engineering, supply chain, quality, and EPMs.
- Transition early manufacturing processes to the production plant and monitor build health, yield, and corrective actions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent demonstrated experience will be considered.
- 7+ years in NPI, prototype build, or manufacturing engineering in hardware, including 2–3+ years managing a technician or build team.
- Direct experience owning prototype or early engineering builds end-to-end, including schedule, resourcing, and readiness gates.
- Experience transitioning work from prototype to a production manufacturing organization, including ramp-to-volume execution.
Nice to have
- Power electronics, energy storage, or comparably complex electromechanical hardware background.
- Experience with PPAP, APQP, or similar supplier and industrialization qualification frameworks.
Tools
PPAP, APQP, Jira, Confluence
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