Heron Power
heronpower.com
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Funding and backers
Team
501-1000
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
35
+5 posted in 30 days
Backers
1
Energy Impact Partners
Momentum
21/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 10
Took on debt financing $60M · PRNewswire
Jul 17
First sales or marketing role Head of Sales
Jul 7
First executive search Head of People Operations
2024
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 5%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt Financing | Sep 2026 | $60M | — | PRNewswire |
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How Heron Power hires
Truth index
B 83/100
Median time to fill
42 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
67%
Reposted roles
0%
Heron Power scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 12 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 67% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 42 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
Heron Power is an electrical grid hardware company headquartered in Scotts Valley, California, founded in 2024 by former Tesla powertrain and energy executive Drew Baglino. The company designs modular solid-state transformers and related power electronics intended to replace conventional grid transformers and shorten interconnection timelines. It targets solar, battery storage, and data center developers connecting to medium voltage networks, and is building a manufacturing plant south of San Jose after raising 140 million dollars in 2026.
News
How Heron Power plans to scale first transformer factory to 40 GW
CEO Drew Baglino on the company's plans to ramp production in the coming years - and combat the U.S. power equipment shortage.
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Featured Article Axios: Drew Baglino on Heron's big prototype summer Next-gen transformer startup Heron Power is building its first 10 engineering prototypes this summer and will deploy some of those with early customers, Heron Power founder and CEO Drew Baglino tells Axios Pro. Read Article
Next-gen transformer startup Heron Power is building its first 10 engineering prototypes this summer and will deploy some of those with early customers, Heron Power founder and CEO Drew Baglino tells Axios Pro.
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Exclusive: Why investors are going gaga over solid-state transformers
The technology promises to replace several parts of the grid with one device that's both controllable and updatable.
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Featured Article Forbes: Ex-Top Tesla Engineer Raises 140 Million To Rewire The Electric Grid Heron Power, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Breakthrough Energy, is scaling up production of solid-state transformers that more efficiently move power from renewable energy systems to the grid. Read Article
Heron Power, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Breakthrough Energy, is scaling up production of solid-state transformers that more efficiently move power from renewable energy systems to the grid.
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Featured Article Bloomberg Technology: Ex-Tesla Leader Baglino Raises 140M for Next-Gen Grid Energy startup Heron Power has raised a 140 million Series B to build a 40-gigawatt US manufacturing facility for its advanced electrical equipment. Heron's CEO Drew Baglino discusses the demand coming from renewable power and AI data center projects. He joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech." Read Article
Energy startup Heron Power has raised a 140 million Series B to build a 40-gigawatt US manufacturing facility for its advanced electrical equipment. Heron's CEO Drew Baglino discusses the demand coming from renewable power and AI data center projects. He
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Heron Power over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
42
Postings analysed
33
Stack modernity
76/100AI adopter
Languages
Python45%
MATLAB27%
SQL9%
Go6%
Cloud & platforms
Tableau12%
Linux9%
AWS6%
Kubernetes6%
AI & ML
Claude3%
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Full Heron Power tech stack
42 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$198k
Typical range
$110k – $251k
Open positions
23
17
Jobs
Middle
11.8%
Senior
23.5%
Staff
52.9%
Architect
11.8%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 2 | $194k | $190k – $198k |
| Senior | 4 | $183k | $150k – $200k |
| Staff | 9 | $220k | $140k – $240k |
| Architect | 2 | $246k | $240k – $251k |
Highest paying role
Head of People Operations
$251k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
60/100
Growing
Open positions
35
3 opened / 11 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
37 days
faster than 36% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Hardware
25% ▼
Industrial Engineering
25% ▲
Backend
6% ▼
DevOps
6% ▲
QA
6% ▲
Product
6%
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+4 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Rest API to stack
Sep 2026
Added TCP/IP to stack
Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack
Sep 2026
Added Wi-Fi to stack
Sep 2026
Added VPN to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Added ITSM to stack
Sep 2026
Added DNS to stack
Sep 2026
Added DHCP to stack
Sep 2026
Added Active Directory to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Added AI Agents to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Scotts Valley
Scotts Valley
United States
HQ
37 open roles 30 posted in 90 days 38% engineering 500-1000 est. staff $188k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Backend
Jobs
$130k – $189k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Scotts Valley
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$150k – $200k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Scotts Valley
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$130k – $155k per year • In office • Full-Time • Scotts Valley
KiCad
Eagle
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$140k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Scotts Valley
Python
LTspice
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$150k – $200k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Scotts Valley
MATLAB
Simulink
Management
Confluence
Jira
Apply
$130k – $150k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Scotts Valley
Python
Go
JavaScript
TypeScript
SQL
CI/CD
Git
AWS
Kubernetes
Linux
Apply
$180k – $240k per year • In office • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • Master's Degree • Scotts Valley
Python
Go
JavaScript
TypeScript
SQL
Terraform
GitHub Actions
Prometheus
Pulumi
CI/CD
Git
AWS
Kubernetes
Grafana
Linux
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
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≈ $93k – $267k per year (Estimated) • In office • Internship • Bachelor's Degree • Scotts Valley
MATLAB
Simulink
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≈ $85k – $243k per year (Estimated) • In office • Internship • Bachelor's Degree • Scotts Valley
LTspice
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≈ $98k – $194k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Scotts Valley
Apply
$120k – $200k per year • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Scotts Valley
Python
LTspice
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≈ $90k – $259k per year (Estimated) • In office • Internship • Bachelor's Degree • Scotts Valley
Python
C
MATLAB
Embedded C
MATLAB
Simulink
Chips/EDA
KiCad
LTspice
Apply
Financials
Total raised
$60M
Latest round
Debt Financing
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt Financing | 2026 | $60M | Details |