Sr Principal Engineer, Enclosure Design
About The Position
At Bloom Energy, our vision for a world powered by clean, reliable, and affordable energy is more than just a dream—we’re making it reality. For over two decades, we’ve 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 what’s possible by delivering energy abundance for all. With more than 30,000 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 Sr Principal Engineer, Enclosure Design, to join our team in one of today’s most exciting technologies. This role will be based in San Jose, CA. This is a fully on-site, in office role 5 days a week. In this role, you will own the design and development of advanced closure systems for Bloom Energy’s current and next generation products. This position is an end-to-end engineering role encompassing a fully functional design, aesthetics with integrated closures, for doors, hinges, handles, locks and special closure moving panels. The ideal candidate has a combination of hands-on experience, product design and leadership skills. They have experience in the automotive industry having delivered cars and trucks to the vehicle marketplace, or in NEMA 4X compliant enclosures, sealing strategies and manufacturing approaches that survive real world deployment for decades.
Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, with evidence of exceptional ability
- 12+ years mechanical design experience in structural systems & enclosure design
- Proven track record of ownership of enclosure and seal designs from concept (new or improved) through production
- Strong background in DFMA for sheet metal, weldments, extrusions, and assemblies.
- Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks)
- Comfortable moving between analysis, prototyping, and hands-on debugging
- Experience using FEA to guide real engineering decisions
- Ability to work cross-functionally and hit aggressive schedules
Responsibilities
- Develop designs for next-generation enclosure architecture
- Manage BOM structures and design changes
- Create and modify 3D solid models in SolidWorks
- Lead investigations into system quality issues, lifetime or reliability problems as discovered, mitigate future issues with root cause understanding.
- Lead structural and enclosure design for Bloom products
- Architect sealing & weatherproofing strategies for long-life deployments
- Lead enclosure benchmarking for current and future products
- Lead and manage the performance and regulatory testing
- Interpret/develop Tolerance Analysis, CAE, DFM, DFMEA, PFMEA simulations/results and integrate feedback into product designs
- Conduct root-cause failure analysis and implement corrective design improvements
- Manage and collaborate with key suppliers (both internal and external) to support overall enclosure development milestones and prototype/ production build events
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
