Senior Controls Test Engineer – Onsite in San Jose

Bloom Energy; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloom Energy is seeking a Staff Controls Engineer to validate controls software and ensure reliability for deployment. The role focuses on structured testing, automation, and system-level validation across development, FIT, and field environments, reporting to the Sr.

Director, Controls Engineering. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in test/controls, hands-on hardware setups, and experience with HIL testing and test automation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in test, controls, or systems engineering.
• Experience with controls systems and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
• Strong debugging and root cause analysis skills.
• Familiarity with test automation, scripting, and data analysis.
• Hands-on experience with hardware setups and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans for controls features and system behavior.
• Validate controls code prior to release to integration, FIT, and field.
• Build and maintain automated test frameworks and test benches.
• Replicate real-world operating scenarios and edge cases for robust validation.
• Identify, debug, and track defects through resolution.
• Partner with controls engineers to improve test coverage and design for testability.
• Support regression testing and release readiness reviews.
• Analyze field issues and feed learnings back into test strategies.

Skills

Test engineering

Controls systems

HIL testing

Debugging

Test automation

Scripting

Data analysis

Hardware instrumentation

Tools

Test benches

Instrumentation

Test automation frameworks

Job description

Bloom Energy is seeking a Staff Controls Engineer to validate controls software and ensure reliability for deployment. The role focuses on structured testing, automation, and system-level validation across development, FIT, and field environments, reporting to the Sr.

Director, Controls Engineering. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in test/controls, hands-on hardware setups, and experience with HIL testing and test automation.