Principal Applications Engineer

101 Bloom Energy; Kentucky; On-site; USD 137,600 - 206,400; Full time

Job summary

101 Bloom Energy is seeking a Principal Application Engineer for a fully remote role. This position reports to the Sr Manager, Applications Engineering and involves driving complex technical sales activities while developing customer relationships and designing distributed generation solutions.

The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and have 10-15 years of technical support experience in power systems, along with strong communication skills. The salary range is between $137,600.00 and $206,400.00, plus an incentive bonus and equity.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of customer-facing technical support experience in power systems and energy.
• 10+ years of experience in power generation technologies.
• Knowledge of applicable codes, standards, and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical sales activities and manage the pre-sales solution development process.
• Build and maintain customer relationships, providing technical expertise.
• Create designs and implement specifications to demonstrate feasibility.

Skills

Technical sales support

Customer relationship management

Solution design

Critical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

We are looking for a Principal Application Engineer to join our team. This fully remote role reports to the Sr Manager, Applications Engineering and will drive complex technical sales activities, develop customer relationships, and design distributed generation solutions.

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead technical sales activities and manage the pre‑sales solution development process.
• Build and maintain customer relationships, providing technical expertise through presentations and detailed engagements.
• Create conceptual designs and implement specifications to demonstrate solution feasibility.
• Define customer requirements, establish product specifications, and produce project‑specific contract inputs.
• Support the sales team with bid and proposal writing, addressing technical objections and securing approvals.
• Provide technical feedback to engineering and product management based on customer input.
• Define scope of work during pre‑sales, leveraging internal and external resources to design electrical, mechanical, and civil infrastructure connections between the Bloom Energy system, customer site, and utility.
• Travel 25‑50% as needed to support sales objectives.

Qualifications and Desired Characteristics

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• 10‑15 years of customer‑facing technical support experience in power systems and energy, including specifying, designing, and proposing on‑site distributed generation architectures.
• 10+ years of experience in power generation technologies (e.g., gas turbines, reciprocating engines, battery storage, wind, solar, or fuel cell applications).
• Knowledge of applicable codes (NEC, IBC, local codes), standards (IEEE), and regulations (local, national, or international).
• Background in energy‑related technology and solutions.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and critical‑thinking skills.
• Professional Engineering license is favorable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Compensation

Salary range: $137,600.00 – $206,400.00, plus incentive bonus and equity. Additional benefits are offered in standard company packages.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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 disability. Bloom Energy makes reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless undue hardship would result.