Staff Controls Engineer

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

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-intense 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.

We are looking for a Staff Controls Engineer to join our team in one of today’s most exciting technologies. This role will report to Sr. Director, Controls Engineering and based in San Jose, CA. This is a fully on-site, in office role.

Job Description

The Staff Controls Test Engineer will be responsible for validating controls software to ensure functionality, reliability, and readiness for deployment. This role focuses on structured testing, automation, and system-level validation across development, FIT, and field environments.

Key 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

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

Impact

• Improves software quality and release confidence
• Reduces field issues and rework
• Accelerates validation cycles and deployment readiness

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.

Salary Ranges: $134,500.00 - $193,500.00

About Bloom Energy:

Bloom Energy's mission is to make clean, reliable energy affordable for everyone in the world. With roots in NASA’s Mars Program, the company’s founder, chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. K.R. Sridhar, developed an innovative fuel cell technology that is shifting the energy paradigm and redefining the electric power market. The Bloom Energy Server is a distributed electric power solution built for the digital age and capable of delivering highly reliable, uninterrupted, 24x7 constant power that is also clean and sustainable. Bloom’s unique on-site power generation systems are among the most efficient on the planet, providing significantly reduced operating costs and producing dramatically lower greenhouse gas emissions. By generating power where it is consumed, Bloom Energy offers increased electrical reliability and improved energy security, providing a clear path to energy independence. Some of the largest companies in the world trust Bloom Energy to provide their businesses with clean, reliable and resilient energy. Bloom’s customers include many Fortune 100 companies and leaders in manufacturing, data centers, healthcare, retail, higher education, utilities, and other industries. The company, headquartered in San Jose, California, is growing quickly and looking to add to its dynamic team. Stay up to date with Bloom Energy through our social channels.