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Bloom Energy · 2 months ago

Principal Engineer - CFD lead

Bloom Energy is at the forefront of the global energy transition, pioneering solutions for clean and reliable energy. They are seeking a Principal Engineer - CFD lead to lead the CFD effort for the design and development of their products, collaborating with cross-functional teams and providing guidance to junior team members.

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Responsibilities

Lead CFD effort at San Jose for design and development of Bloom product
Interface efficiently with various engineering design teams, through the entire product cycle
Collaborate with Cross functional teams for design selection, performance criteria and reliability
Conduct and initiate CFD studies for complex components
Provide regular guidance to the junior team members, including modeling approaches, model development, accuracy of predictions, and priorities as needed
Expand CFD capabilities with new model developments and model improvements
Ensure timely deliverables of accurate CFD predictions, for inputs to design and performance optimizations
Participate in test plans for model validation and characterization
Provide guidance on flow/thermal tests, both at component as well as system level
Work with marketing and commercial teams in feasibility studies as needed

Qualification

CFD expertiseANSYS FluentFluid MechanicsHeat TransferThermal managementData modelingAspen PlusTeam managementStatisticsMS OfficeExceptional communicationSelf-starterProject management

Required

MS or PhD in Mechanical/Aerospace engineering
Strong in fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer and CFD
8 -10 years of industry experience utilizing CFD in product development
Proven track record of managing a team
Highly skilled in ANSYS Fluent – including preprocessing
Must be an expert user of Aspen Plus – especially Calculator blocks and Equation Oriented Solution Tools and Techniques
Must be familiar with the requirements (boundary conditions) and benefits of CFD analysis
Must be comfortable working with large data sets, and a data historian
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a clear, concise manner for a non-technical audience
Ability to interact with engineers of different disciplines
Ability to confidently and clearly define engineering requirements
Self-starter that shows the ability to work independently and under minimal supervision
Proficient in MS Office
Ability to make decisions on key technical issues in a demanding, fast paced environment

Preferred

Experience in high temperature radiation modeling is a plus
Exposure to data modeling is a plus
Experience in thermal management/data center cooling is plus
Experience with statistics (especially JMP) is a plus
Aspen Custom Modeler experience or EES experience is a plus

Benefits

Standard company benefits

Company

Bloom Energy

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Bloom Energy offers on-site power generation systems that can use a wide variety of inputs to generate electricity.

H1B Sponsorship

Bloom Energy has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (38)
2024 (21)
2023 (37)
2022 (33)
2021 (22)
2020 (29)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$5.37B
Key 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

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Dan Middleton
Senior Vice President, Americas
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Shawn Soderberg
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
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