Bloom Energy · 1 week ago
Senior Principal Electrical Engineer - Microgrid Systems Engineering
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$189K/yr - $271K/yr
10+ years expBloom Energy is a leader in the global energy transition, focusing on clean and reliable energy solutions. The Senior Principal Electrical Engineer - Microgrid Systems will be responsible for product design, system-level electrical design, compliance testing, and troubleshooting for microgrid systems.
CleanTechEnergyFuel CellOil and GasWind Energy
Hiring Manager
Bijal Chhatbar
Responsibilities
Product design and new product development interfacing Fuel Cell generation to various end applications including grid parallel export and large scale microgrid support
System-level Electrical Design for custom applications, from concept development to product release and continuing field support
Design validation and acceptance testing, including full power testing of Microgrid systems larger than 1 MW
Compliance testing and certification against various Grid Interconnection standards such as IEEE 1547, UL 1751, and other international standards
Troubleshoot, define, and initiate corrective actions for field failures and production issues
Qualification
Required
B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in electrical engineering or a related field
10+ years relevant work experience with B.S./M.S., 4+ years relevant work experience with Ph.D
Strong knowledge of the behavior and use in power electronic devices (such as inverters and DCDC converters) in high power (>100kW) interfacing applications
Strong knowledge of both Inverter-based Resources (IBRs) and Rotating Machine-based power generation
Strong knowledge of Microgrid Concepts, such as the paralleling of many machines, grid forming sources, grid following sources, and the challenges of integrating multiple energy sources into a single microgrid, including concepts of transient stability
Strong EE fundamentals
Strong knowledge of electrical system-level design fundamentals
Knowledge of Medium Voltage (MV) systems, including protection schemes
Knowledge of Inverter-based Grid-Forming and Grid-Following operation, including transition schemes between these modes
Knowledge on the modelling and simulation of Power Electronics converters and Power Electronics based power systems
Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Strong technical communication and collaboration
Preferred
Knowledge of Datacenter or Mission Critical system design
Benefits
Standard company benefits
Company
Bloom Energy
Bloom Energy offers on-site power generation systems that can use a wide variety of inputs to generate electricity.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.37BKey Investors
Wells FargoE.ONApex Venture Partners
2025-12-19Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2025-10-30Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2025-07-10Post Ipo Equity· $27.75M
Leadership Team
Dan Middleton
Senior Vice President, Americas
Shawn Soderberg
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
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