Bloom Energy · 2 weeks ago
Senior Principal Engineer - Materials
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$176K/yr - $252K/yr
10+ years expBloom Energy is a leader in clean and reliable energy solutions, driving the global energy transition with innovative technologies. The Senior Principal Engineer - Materials will focus on improving solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) materials processing and manufacturing methods to enhance manufacturability, yield, efficiency, and cost.
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Hiring Manager
Bijal Chhatbar
Responsibilities
The Sr. Principal Engineer, Materials is responsible for identifying innovative improvements to solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) component materials processing, and will deliver impactful changes to stack component materials, materials processing, and manufacturing methods to improve stack manufacturability, yield, efficiency, lifetime, and cost
Reporting to the director of stack engineering as a member of the stack engineering leadership team, the ideal candidate possesses world-class expertise in processing and properties of SOFC stack components, such as the alloy interconnect (IC); leverages this expertise to drive improvements in thermo-mechanical properties, such as coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and shape stability; determines how critical component properties impact stack manufacturing yield and performance; and identifies breakthrough opportunities for material improvements
As a key technical leader for the organization, the Sr. Principal Engineer, Materials interfaces with external technical people from the working level to senior-most technical staff at current and/or developing suppliers; and internally with Bloom engineering, quality and manufacturing personnel
The candidate has a demonstrated ability to innovate, and deliver on complex technical programs with cross-functional, interrelated constraints
Qualification
Required
Ph.D degree (preferred) with minimum 10 years' commercial industry engineering experience, or Master of Science degree with minimum 12 years' experience, in the field of Materials Science & Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field is required
World-class expertise in thermo-mechanical properties of materials such as CTE, and shape evolution at high temperature, is required
Demonstrated ability to work with Big Data sets, including high-resolution spatial imagery, and to employ novel statistical analysis and data visualization methods to distill original, actionable insights is required
Demonstrated ability to drive changes in a high-volume manufacturing context (tens of millions of components) with 1st- and 2nd-tier suppliers in a global supply chain is required
Experience in high temperature (>600 C) metal alloys is required
Very strong technical leadership skills
Exceptional analytical/problem solving skills and attention to detail
Strong self-starter and team player with a can-do attitude
Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
Occasional travel to domestic and international suppliers is required (up to 4 times per year)
Preferred
Hands-on experience in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stacks or related electrochemical devices is preferred, but not required
Experience with powder metallurgy (PM) processing is a plus
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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