Heron Power
Power Grid · Power Supplies & Power Electronics
52open roles
$200kmedian advertised pay
3backers · Andreessen Horowitz, Energy Impact Partners
Growinghiring pace, 64 of 100
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.
Key facts
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 52 open roles at Heron Power. Heron Power is headquartered in Scotts Valley, United States. It was founded in 2024. The median pay stated in its open roles is $200k, across 36 postings that state pay.
- Open roles
- 52Its careers board, read on Nov 13, 2026
- Headquarters
- Scotts Valley, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 12, 2026
- Founded
- 2024Alion company profile, updated Nov 12, 2026
- Employees
- 200+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Median advertised pay
- $200kPay stated in 36 open postings
- Technologies in its job postings
- 66Named in its job postings
How Heron Power hires
Truth index
A 86/100
Median time to fill
68 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
38%
Reposted roles
0%
Heron Power scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 16 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 38% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 68 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
Funding and backers
Team
201-500
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
52
+16 posted in 30 days
Backers
3
Andreessen Horowitz, Energy Impact Partners
Momentum
27/100
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 |
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
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Jobs
$150k – $201k per year · In office · Full-Time · 7+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Scotts Valley
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$200k
Typical range
$100k – $240k
Open positions
36
31
Jobs
Junior
6.5%
Senior
32.3%
Staff
61.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 2 | $118k | $115k – $120k |
| Senior | 10 | $160k | $140k – $220k |
| Staff | 19 | $220k | $140k – $240k |
Highest paying role
Staff/Senior Staff Software Engineer
$240k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Heron Power
By role, level and city, against the market · 36 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
64/100
Growing
Open positions
52
12 opened / 8 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
67 days
faster than 18% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+750%
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
30% ▲
Industrial Engineering
19% ▼
Energy
12% ▲
QA
7% ▼
Field & Service
7% ▼
DevOps
5% ▼
Actively hiring for Hardware (+7 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
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Financials
Total raised
$60M
Latest round
Debt Financing
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt Financing | 2026 | $60M | Details |
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
66
Postings analysed
53
Stack modernity
73/100AI adopter
Languages
Python40%
MATLAB25%
Embedded C9%
C9%
Frameworks & libraries
React.js2%
Cloud & platforms
Tableau11%
RTOS8%
Linux6%
Power BI6%
AI & ML
Claude2%
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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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Featured Article Latitude Media: Inside Heron Power's plan to transform the grid When Drew Baglino left Tesla in April 2024 after 18 years as an executive at the electric automaker, he quickly went searching for his next venture. Read Article
When Drew Baglino left Tesla in April 2024 after 18 years as an executive at the electric automaker, he quickly went searching for his next venture.
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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
55 open roles 42 posted in 90 days 44% engineering 200-500 est. staff $184k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Industrial Engineering, Energy
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