Senior Director, Electrical Engineering
San Jose, CA - USA
Job Summary
At Bloom Energy our vision for a world powered by clean reliable and affordable energy is more than just a dreamwere making it reality.
For over two decades weve been at the forefront of the global energy transition pioneering solutions that empower critical industries to thrive in a rapidly digitizing energy-intensive world. From revolutionizing power for AI-driven data centers to ensuring resilience for hospitals electric grids manufacturing facilities and utilities our solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and solid oxide electrolyzer (SOEC) technologies are redefining whats possible by delivering energy abundance for all. With more than 30000 fuel cell modules deployed worldwide we are the trusted partner for Fortune 100 companies and innovators alike. Our cutting-edge solutions enable unparalleled time-to-power capabilities reliability and sustainability ensuring our customers remain ahead in a world where soaring energy demand and intensifying energy scarcity are rapidly becoming the new norm.
At Bloom we thrive on collaboration bold thinking and relentless innovation. We believe that together we can create a brighter more sustainable future while tackling the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.
We are looking for a Senior Director Electrical Engineering & Microgrids to join our team in one of todays most exciting technologies. This role will report to VP Engineering and is based in San Jose CA. This is a fully on-site in office role 5 days a week.
The Senior Director Electrical Engineering & Microgrids is a senior technical execution leader responsible for the design delivery and operational performance of complex electrical and microgrid systems in Bloom Energy. This role owns endtoend technical execution from system architecture and detailed engineering through product development and deployment ensuring solutions meet safety reliability performance schedule and cost objectives.
The role provides deep technical leadership across medium and lowvoltage power systems inverterbased generation fuel cells energy storage protection controls communications and utility interconnection. As the senior technical authority the Senior Director is accountable for engineering decisions design quality system validation and resolution of complex technical and field issues.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy
- Own the technical vision strategy and roadmap for electrical engineering and microgrid systems aligned with company objectives and market needs
- Contribute to enterpriselevel strategy and translate it into clear crossfunctional engineering priorities
- Anticipate technology market and regulatory trends impacting longterm company positioning
- Serve as a senior technical interface with executives customers and customerfacing commercial teams and support commercial opportunities through technical due diligence architectural proposals and presentations
- Interface with customers utilities partners and regulators on large complex systems
- Evaluate new technologies vendors and partnerships to improve performance and cost
Technical Leadership
- Provide technical leadership for complex multidisciplinary electrical and microgrid systems across the full life cycle from concept and design through deployment commissioning and operations
- Lead architecture design and validation of microgrids including medium and lowvoltage power systems fuelcellbased generation energy storage systems (BESS and supercapacitors) protection controls and communications
- Ensure designs meet safety reliability performance and cost objectives
- Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards (NEC IEEE UL IEC and utility interconnection requirements)
- Own technical risk management design reviews and rootcause analysis for field and system issues
- Drive continuous improvement in design quality safety and repeatability
People & Execution
- Build mentor and scale highperforming electrical engineering and microgrid controls teams
- Foster a culture of engineering rigor accountability collaboration and innovation
- Partner closely with Operations Site Installation and Commercial teams to ensure successful execution
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field (Masters or PhD preferred)
- 15 years of progressive experience in electrical power systems microgrids inverterbased systems or distributed energy resources (DERs)
- 7 years of experience in engineering leadership roles with people and technical accountability
- Deep expertise in:
- Electrical engineering fundamentals
- Microgrid controls protection and system integration
- Utility interconnection requirements and grid codes
- Energy storage systems and integration
- Power system design and analysis
- Proven track record delivering complex multidisciplinary engineering programs from concept through deployment
- Strong understanding of field execution commissioning and operational considerations
- Strategic thinker with strong execution focus and engineering judgment
- Comfortable operating at both deep technical levels and executive leadership levels
- Collaborative leader who thrives in fastpaced crossfunctional environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with gridinteractive and/or islanded microgrid systems
- Background in power electronics inverter technologies or controls software
- Experience scaling engineering teams in growthstage or productdriven organizations
- Familiarity with microgrids for data centers utilities commercial & industrial (C&I) campuses or critical infrastructure
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
Bloom Energy is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We are committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race sex color religion national origin protected veteran status or on the basis of disability. Bloom Energy makes reasonable accommodations consistent with applicable laws for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee
with a disability who can perform the essential job functions unless undue hardship would result.
Bloom Energy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The total compensation for this position includes standard company benefits and is based on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills and experience.
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Salary Ranges:
$260800.00 - $375200.00Required Experience:
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About Company
Bloom Energy’s leading solid-oxide platform for the distributed generation of electricity and hydrogen production is changing the future of energy.