Principal Engineer, Product Compliance

Bloom Energy; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 176,300 - 253,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Standard company benefits

Job summary

Bloom Energy is hiring a Principal Engineer, Product Compliance in San Jose, CA. This role requires expertise in compliance engineering to maintain and obtain Agency certifications for solid oxide fuel cells.

The successful candidate will specify certification requirements, coordinate compliance projects, and work closely with engineering teams and regulatory agencies while ensuring effective communication and project management throughout the process.

With a salary range of $176,300 – $253,700, this position is fully on-site, fostering collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of compliance engineering experience.
• Excellent ability to track action items and drive to closure.
• Prior experience with Underwriters Laboratories or international certification agencies.

Responsibilities

• Specify certification requirements for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) systems.
• Coordinate agency compliance projects for ANSI/CSA FC1, UL 1741.
• Maintain a library of technical decisions between Bloom Energy and Agency.

Skills

Compliance engineering experience

Excellent communication skills

Complex project management

Capacity to work on multiple items

Education

Technical Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Overview

Principal Engineer, Product Compliance – Responsible for helping Bloom Energy successfully maintain and obtain Agency certifications.

Location: San Jose, CA – Fully on-site, in office 5 days a week. Travel domestically and internationally regularly.

Responsibilities

• Specify certification requirements for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) systems, both domestic and international.
• Specify certification requirements of electrical and mechanical components for SOFC fuel cell systems, both domestic and international.
• Coordinate agency compliance projects for ANSI/CSA FC1, UL 1741, IEC 62282 series and other relevant requirements for solid oxide fuel cells, domestic and international.
• Coordinate agency compliance projects for other Bloom Energy owned Agency projects, domestic and international.
• Work with Applications Engineering on compliance issues related to installations, both domestic and international.
• Work with domestic and international utilities, inspection authorities, and other government agencies to negotiate market acceptance of Bloom Energy products.
• Prepare documentation for Agency engineering projects.
• Maintain a library of technical decisions between Bloom Energy and Agency.
• Work jointly with supply chain personnel to ensure sourced components complete agency certifications.
• Work jointly with engineering staff to ensure compliance items are driven to closure on time.
• Coordinate UL Field Evaluations.
• Train regional Contract Manufacturers on UL Follow Up Services (FUS) requirements; conduct root cause analysis of Variation Notice, implement corrective actions and preventative action processes.
• Travel domestically and internationally on a regular basis.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of compliance engineering experience.
• Technical Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Excellent communication skills – both written and oral.
• Excellent ability to work on many items in parallel.
• Excellent complex project management experience.
• Excellent ability to track action items and drive to closure.
• Prior working experience with or at Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL).
• Prior working experience with or at a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
• Prior working experience with or at an international certification agency.
• Prior working experience with fuel cell equipment product safety engineering.
• Prior working experience with hazardous location equipment product safety engineering.

Benefits & Compensation

• Salary Range: $176,300.00 – $253,700.00.
• Standard company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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 is committed to fair compensation practices.