Senior Staff Industrial Engineer

Location: Fremont CA (on-site)
Role Level: Senior Staff Engineer

Bloom is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer in Operational Excellence to drive system-level performance across our factory operations. This role sits at the intersection of engineering manufacturing and strategytranslating complex dynamic factory conditions into clear priorities decisions and measurable outcomes.

You will operate as a senior technical leader shaping how capacity layout flow and performance come together to deliver results. This is a high-impact role that requires both strategic thinking and deep engagement with on-the-ground reality.

Leadership & Integration

• Serve as a senior technical leader across Operational Excellence initiatives ensuring alignment across engineering and production

• Integrate inputs across capacity layout flow and performance into cohesive actionable insights

• Mentor and guide junior engineers elevating technical rigor and problem-solving capability

• Step into leadership responsibilities as needed to maintain continuity and execution

Strategic Steering

• Define strategic targets and drive prioritization of key factory initiatives

• Identify major risks tradeoffs and critical decision points ensuring leadership visibility

• Lead cross-functional alignment on factory priorities balancing competing constraints

Executive Reporting & Communication

• Own and deliver a weekly operational excellence summary including:

  • Top risks and mitigation plans

  • Key changes trends and emerging signals

  • Areas requiring leadership attention and decision

• Translate complex operational data into clear narratives for executive audiences

Capacity Management & Planning

• Develop and utilize capacity models to support scenario planning and decision-making

• Translate changes in factory conditions into quantified output and performance impact

• Continuously monitor trends proactively identifying risks and opportunities

Factory Reality Validation

• Validate reported performance against on-the-ground conditions to ensure accuracy

• Convert ambiguous or loosely defined factory issues into structured problem statements

• Drive root-cause clarity and ensure issues are framed for effective resolution

• 10 years of experience in manufacturing operations industrial engineering or related fields

• Demonstrated ability to operate at a systems level across complex production environments

• Strong analytical and modeling skills particularly in capacity planning and performance optimization

• Proven track record of influencing cross-functional teams and driving alignment without authority

• Excellent communication skills with experience engaging executive stakeholders

• Ability to translate ambiguity into structured actionable plans

• Experience in high-volume or advanced manufacturing environments

• Background in industrial engineering operations research or similar disciplines

• Familiarity with factory modeling simulation or advanced planning tools

At Bloom youll work on mission-critical manufacturing challenges that directly impact performance and scale. Youll collaborate with leaders across engineering and operations while shaping how our factories operate at a system level.