Senior Principal Engineer, Electrical Design Manager

Our team at Bloom Energy embraces the unprecedented opportunity to change the way companies utilize energy. Our technology empowers businesses and communities to responsibly take charge of their energy. Our energy platform has three key value propositions: resiliency, sustainability, and predictability. We provide infrastructure that is flexible for the evolving net zero ecosystem. We have deployed more than 30,000 fuel cell modules since our first commercial shipments in 2009, sending energy platforms to data centers, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, biotechnology facilities, major retail stores, financial institutions, telecom facilities, utilities, and other critical infrastructure customers around the world.

Our mission is to make clean, reliable energy affordable globally. We never stop striving to improve our technology, to expand and improve our company performance, and to develop and support the many talented employees that serve our mission!

Senior Principal Engineer, Electrical Design Manager

We are looking for a Senior Principal Engineer, Electrical Design Manager to join our team in one of today’s most exciting technologies. This role will report to the Engineering Director, Site Design and is based in San Jose, CA. This is a fully on-site, in-office role.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Develop projects pre-contract, understanding aspects of complex microgrid while looking at entire project for cost reduction opportunities.
• Lead a global proposal electrical design team of talented engineers to develop projects for installations of Bloom fuel cells that allow high-quality, timely and cost competitive execution.
• Prepare a design set and specifications, including electrical design aspects for the installation of Bloom Energy fuel cell.
• Perform and review power systems studies that include, voltage drop, short-circuit, coordination, and Arc Flash.
• Create Sequence of Operations to state how the fuel cells will transfer from paralleling with the utility to microgrid (island) operation.
• Design microgrids with fuel cell generation to ensure the physical installation meets all product specifications and the customer’s needs.
• Provide technical support while working with 3rd party microgrid controllers.
• Lead and participate in end to end process for CAD standards and optimization.
• Active participation in project due diligence with cross functional team.
• Work closely with other disciplines of engineers within team to optimize designs, develop and maintain design standards and template specifications, and perform engineering design tasks and calculations.
• Evaluate existing site conditions based on record drawings, surveys, field notes and photos, and other related information provided by others to incorporate Bloom Energy installation improvements for commercial land development projects and prepare design project schedule, budget, deliverables, etc. as needed.
• Manage external partners and consultants through the proposal design phase.
• Ensure drawing package and documents meet all Building and Construction code requirements and conforms to internal specifications required for the implementation of Bloom Energy fuel cell systems.
• Coordinate with drafting team to incorporate electrical, civil, mechanical, and structural details into the contract documents.
• Coordinate with other team members and Project Manager to create detailed Scope of Work documents for construction RFPs, respond to pre-bid RFI’s, and value engineer designs for improvements to cost estimates and schedules.
• Provide Construction Administration support by responding to construction submittals and RFIs.
• Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, and interfacing with authorities having jurisdiction. Anticipated travel is approximately 20%.
• Lead the group to set and meet or exceed performance goals that provide Bloom with competitive advantages in the marketplace.
• Implement processes and procedures to systemically improve the quality of the design process with quantifiable validation and feedback loops.
• Develop internal capability to sign and seal drawings for submission to AHJs.

Skills and Experience:

• BS or MS in electrical engineering with 10+ years of hands-on experience in power generation, distribution or other highly relevant industry.
• PE License preferred.
• Construction and facility maintenance experience.
• Experience in the energy sector is preferred, must have experience working broader design disciplines – electrical, mechanical, electro-chemical - to create construction drawings. An understanding of electrical equipment (e.g. diesel generators, UPS systems, transfer switches) and other relevant components, and the code requirements associated with installing these components is preferred.
• Highly motivated self-starter with experience in managing a team of engineers and contractors.
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills up, down and across the organization and outside the company including the ability to confidently and effectively define engineering requirements including to non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of codes related to construction projects (i.e. IBC, NFPA, NEC, ASCE, AWWA).
• Experience with utilities, permitting agencies and developing a permit drawing set.
• Technical knowledge, including: Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Renewable Energy, Green Energy.
• Code knowledge, including: NEC, NFPA, California Rule 21.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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Bloom Energy is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We are committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability. Bloom Energy makes reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable laws, for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, who can perform the essential job functions, unless undue hardship would result.

Bloom Energy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The total compensation for this position includes standard company benefits and is based on various factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience.

Salary Ranges: $168,100.00 - $241,900.00