Staff Controls Test Engineer - HIL & Automation

101 Bloom Energy; Concord (NH); On-site; 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 emphasizes structured testing, automation, and system-level validation across development, FIT, and field environments. Reports to Sr.

Director, Controls Engineering and is an on-site position in San Jose, CA. The candidate will develop test plans, validate code before release, and build automated test frameworks while reproducing real-world scenarios and edge cases to

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 engineering

HIL testing

Debugging

Automation scripting

Tools

Test frameworks

Scripting

Job description

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

Director, Controls Engineering and is an on-site position in San Jose, CA. The candidate will develop test plans, validate code before release, and build automated test frameworks while reproducing real-world scenarios and edge cases to