Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Automation

Position Overview

At Bloom Energy, our vision for a world powered by clean, reliable, and affordable energy is becoming a reality. With over two decades of pioneering the global energy transition and more than 30,000 fuel cell modules deployed worldwide, we empower critical industries from AI-driven data centers to hospitals and manufacturing facilities. We are seeking a Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Automation to join our team onsite in San Jose, CA, to drive innovative automation solutions that enhance reliability and accelerate product development.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop an automated design failure modes & effects analysis (DFMEA) tool.
• Automate reliability program plans for new products.
• Develop expertise in automation and calculation of load following and cycling behavior at microgrid sites to correlate with system degradation.
• Establish a fault management knowledge database with search capability to optimize fault information.
• Track the effectiveness of product reliability to support system and field decisions in collaboration with reliability engineers.
• Identify automation opportunities within reliability and test processes.
• Automate reliability and functional tests using scripts to validate functionality.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop and expand the automation framework using open source tools.
• Gather requirements from hardware and software teams to deliver optimal automation solutions.
• Monitor and report on reliability test equipment through automation.
• Develop control scripts to accelerate stress tests where applicable.
• Build software to modernize and transform the current test and field infrastructure analytical data pipeline.
• Install applications and databases relevant to automation.
• Design, develop, and document the reliability test automation framework.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in automation for systems.
• Proficiency in Python, scripting, and developing build and test software/tools.
• BS or MS in a technical field with expertise in data science, AI, and ML; technical degrees in computer engineering are highly regarded.
• Experience in project management with the ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Passion for developing advanced automation environments and creative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to coordinate with hardware/software engineers, reliability/test engineers, and data scientists.
• Proven ability to design database schemas, coupled with keen attention to detail and self-motivation.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Compensation: Salary Range of $131,500.00 - $189,300.00.
• Standard Company Benefits that are part of our total compensation package.
• Equal Opportunity Employment: Committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and providing reasonable accommodations.