Heron PowerRemote
Supplier Industrialization Engineering Manager - Shanghai, China
United States of America
Full Time
3 weeks ago
H1B Sponsor Likely
Key skills
Supplier DevelopmentSupplier QualityManufacturing ProcessesPCB and PCBAElectro-mechanical ComponentsDrawing ReviewsTolerance Stack-upsMetrologyStatistical Data AnalysisSPCDOESampling PlansQuality Management SystemsISO 9001IATF 16949APQPPPAPPower SemiconductorsInjection MoldingStampingSheet Metal FabricationERPPLMData AnalysisTableauJMPMinitabAssemblyChange ManagementCommunication
About this role
Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. As the Supplier Industrialization Engineering Manager, you will oversee supplier development and quality management, collaborating with various teams to ensure technical success and strengthen the supply base.
Responsibilities:
- Develop Heron’s supplier capabilities through technical capability assessments and manufacturing process improvement initiatives
- Lead supplier qualification to ensure sustained high-quality, cost-effective, and timely delivery of critical components and assemblies
- Facilitate clear communication of technical requirements between suppliers and Heron’s GSM, design and manufacturing teams
- Drive supplier DFM reviews, assembly stack-up tolerance analysis and ensure assembly processes can meet design requirements
- Contribute to the evaluation of new or alternative materials for improved design, manufacturability, or cost reduction
- Identify and drive cost reduction activities by utilizing process, material optimization, and yield improvements
Requirements:
- Willingness and ability to travel 75%+ across China as required, with a strong preference for candidates based in Shanghai
- 5-7 years of experience in supplier development and/or supplier quality
- BS degree in electrical, mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering, or demonstrable equivalent experience and exceptional ability
- In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes related to mechanical, electrical (including PCB and PCBA), or electro-mechanical components and assemblies
- Skilled in performing detailed drawing reviews, tolerance stack-ups, metrology, and statistical data analysis techniques including SPC, DOE, and sampling plans
- Comprehensive understanding of quality management systems and standards such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949, APQP, and PPAP
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally often with short notice
- Prior experience in manufacturing and/or process engineering focused on power semiconductors, injection molding, stamping, sheet metal fabrication, PCBA processes, or top level assembly lines
- Ability to read engineering drawings, with a good understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
- Experience with ERP and PLM tools to support BOM control, change management, factory quality, and supplier reporting
- Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, JMP, Minitab, etc.)