Product Counsel

Bloom Energy; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 200,900 - 289,100; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering company in clean energy as a Product Counsel, overseeing legal aspects of innovative technology development. Collaborate with engineering and supply chain teams, while ensuring compliance and risk management in agreements. This position demands extensive legal expertise and offers an opportunity to impact the energy sector positively.

Qualifications

• 10+ years legal experience in technology transactions.
• In-house experience in high-tech manufacturing is a plus.
• Experience in intellectual property and technology licensing required.

Responsibilities

• Work with engineering teams for contractual protection of new technologies.
• Provide legal advice on various agreements and data handling practices.
• Identify and mitigate legal risks for new products and partnerships.

Skills

Legal Advice

Contract Negotiation

Risk Mitigation

Data Handling

AI Understanding

Education

Degree in Law (JD)

Member in good standing of a state bar association

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At Bloom Energy, our vision for a world powered by clean, reliable, and affordable energy is more than just a dream—we’re making it reality.

For over two decades, we’ve been at the forefront of the global energy transition, pioneering solutions that empower critical industries to thrive in a rapidly digitizing, energy-intensive world. From revolutionizing power for AI-driven data centers to ensuring resilience for hospitals, electric grids, manufacturing facilities, and utilities, our solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and solid oxide electrolyzer (SOEC) technologies are redefining what’s possible by delivering energy abundance for all. With more than 30,000 fuel cell modules deployed worldwide, we are the trusted partner for Fortune 100 companies and innovators alike. Our cutting-edge solutions enable unparalleled “time-to-power” capabilities, reliability, and sustainability, ensuring our customers remain ahead in a world where soaring energy demand and intensifying energy scarcity are rapidly becoming the new norm.

At Bloom, we thrive on collaboration, bold thinking, and relentless innovation. We believe that, together, we can create a brighter, more sustainable future while tackling the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.

As Product Counsel, you will report directly to the Senior Director, Intellectual Property and will support and partner with the engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to structure, draft, and negotiate supply agreements, prototype arrangements, testing services, material transfer agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and joint development agreements. This role will also as counsel internal business clients on matters and issues across the technology development, supply chain, and procurement spectrum. This position may be based in the Company’s San Jose headquarters or in its Newark, Delaware facilities.

Role & Responsibilities

• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure proper contractual protection relating to the development and implementation of new technologies and products
• Provide legal advice to supply chain, manufacturing, and engineering teams on joint development agreements, manufacturing agreements, strategic sourcing and supply agreements, indirect sourcing, non-disclosure agreements, prototype agreements, material transfer agreements, cooperative research and development agreements, university agreements, and other IP sensitive arrangements.
• Understand and advise on legal implications of data handling practices and AI components of software utilized by the Company, including Open Source
• Identify potential legal risks for new products, components and potential partnerships and develop risk mitigation strategies.
  
  
  

Education And Experience

• Degree in Law (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Member in good standing of at least one state bar association.
• 10 or more years of legal experience as a technology transactions
  
  
  

attorney (with at least four years at a law firm); in-house experience with

a high-tech manufacturing company is a plus.

• Experience and understanding of Artificial Intelligence systems is a plus.
• Intellectual property background and technology licensing experience is
  
  
  

required.

• IP litigation, patent prosecution and/or commercial contract litigation
  
  
  

experience is a plus.

• Global supply chain and manufacturing experience is a plus.
• International experience is a plus
  
  
  

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:

$200,900.00 - $289,100.00

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Fuel Cell Manufacturing

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