Staff Mechanical Engineer, Sustainment
About The Position
Bloom Energy is seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer, Sustaining Engineering, based in San Jose, California. This is a fully on-site role in the office five days a week. The position supports sustainment and continuous improvement of Bloom Energy products throughout their lifecycle, working across mechanical systems such as enclosures, plumbing assemblies, structural frames, ventilation systems, electrical-mechanical integration, and site-level equipment. The role improves product reliability, manufacturability, cost, supplier flexibility, and overall performance through engineering analysis, design improvements, testing, and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate has strong mechanical design skills and hands-on engineering experience, takes a proactive approach to problem solving, and can organize and manage multiple priorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- At least 5 years of mechanical engineering experience in sustaining engineering, product development, manufacturing engineering, or related fields.
- Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
- Familiarity with 8D methodology and structured problem-solving approaches.
- Proficiency with 3D CAD software, preferably SolidWorks.
- Experience creating and modifying engineering drawings using GD&T.
- Experience supporting engineering change management, BOM structures, and product documentation.
- Strong mechanical design fundamentals and engineering judgment.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Self-motivated, able to work independently, and able to drive assignments to completion.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with industrial equipment, energy systems, process equipment, or complex electromechanical products.
- Experience with plumbing systems, including tubing, valves, fittings, manifolds, and fluid routing.
- Experience with enclosure systems, environmental sealing, doors, ventilation systems, and outdoor equipment.
- Experience with sheet metal fabrication, weldments, structural assemblies, and associated manufacturing processes.
- Experience supporting mechanical testing and validation activities.
- Experience with supplier qualification, alternate-source development, and component validation.
- Familiarity with DFM, DFA, DFMEA, PFMEA, and reliability engineering principles.
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting mechanical systems and assemblies.
Responsibilities
- Investigate field, manufacturing, supplier, and test-related issues using structured engineering problem-solving methods.
- Own assigned root cause analysis and 8D investigations, corrective actions, validation testing, and implementation activities.
- Develop and implement mechanical design improvements focused on quality, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and performance.
- Drive cost reductions through design optimization, material substitutions, component standardization, and manufacturing improvements.
- Identify, evaluate, and qualify second-source suppliers and components to improve supply chain resiliency and reduce sourcing risks.
- Support Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) initiatives.
- Create and modify 3D CAD models, assemblies, and engineering drawings in SolidWorks.
- Generate and maintain engineering documentation, engineering change orders, part releases, and BOM updates.
- Apply GD&T principles to component and assembly drawings.
- Support sustainment of enclosure systems, ventilation systems, structural assemblies, plumbing systems, and mechanical component integration.
- Coordinate and execute testing to validate design changes, alternate-source components, corrective actions, and product improvements.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Reliability, Supply Chain, Service, and Product Development teams to implement engineering solutions.
- Support supplier interactions involving technical issues, component qualification, manufacturability improvements, and cost reduction opportunities.
- Manage concurrent engineering projects and sustainment activities while meeting schedules and business objectives.
- Participate in review and disposition of engineering changes and configuration management activities.
Benefits
- Standard company benefits (specific benefits are not listed).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
