Intern, Compliance Engineering - Spring 2027

Heron Power · Engineering

Where: Scotts Valley
Posted: 5 days ago

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 focus goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’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.

What you'd do

Research, interpret, and apply compliance requirements from IEEE, IEC, ISO, NERC, FERC, and other bodies to support product listings and new market entries.
Partner with engineering leads across the product lifecycle to embed compliance into product architecture and design, bringing first-principles-informed, can-do creativity
Develop and execute compliance test plans, including identifying/building test infrastructure and resources.
Debug failures and drive design solutions in collaboration with engineering design teams
Contribute to thought leadership through white papers, and regional codes and standards activities.
Experience in regulatory and compliance certification for solar, wind, battery or other power electronics products
Experience testing medium-voltage systems (e.g., 5kV–35kV)
Familiarity with grid-tied hardware such as medium-voltage converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, or protective relays.
Knowledge of insulation materials, shielding techniques, and arc flash mitigation for high-voltage systems.
Exposure to manufacturing processes and material selection for high-power assemblies (e.g., busbars, potting, conformal coating, HV connectors).

What they want

Undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or equivalent
Strong foundation in electrical engineering principles, power systems and power electronics
Hands-on experience with test automation using Python, LabVIEW, or embedded scripting for power hardware validation.
Interpretation skill to digest requirements and convert to test specifications
Ability to thrive in ambiguity, relying on your first principles engineering experience to identify creative solutions to hard problems.
Capability to remain engaged, proactive, and positive under pressure, owning assignments and taking full accountability
Effective communicator and negotiator with excellent attention to detail.
Hands on experience designing and operating test equipment and data acquisition systems, such as oscilloscopes, power analyzers, data loggers, etc.
Candidates must be available to work across summer and fall semesters.