Program Manager

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-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.

We are looking for a Program Manager to join our team in one of today’s most exciting technologies.

This role will report to the Advanced Engineering Program Manager and will be based in San Jose CA, this is a fully on-site, in office role 5 days a week.

The Program Manager role is to help ensure the successful development and delivery of manufactured products.

The role will be responsible for ensuring a cross-functional team succeeds in meeting functional, financial, and business plan objectives for the manufacturing division, and for looking ahead.



Role and Responsibilities:
• Manage the manufacturing programs from concept to deployment via new product development process and structured phase gate process.
• Drive day-to-day program activities, development planning, execution, and risk assessments to meet overall program objectives for development projects.
• Work with our internal development teams to define technical objectives and development goals for production-bound and prototype development efforts, then manage and track the development schedule and risks to realize these goals.
• Interface and collaborate with multi-functional development partners to drive technical alignment, schedule alignment, and issue resolution.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, for collaborating across many participating teams.

You will interact with many internal teams to lead and deliver best-in-class products in an exciting fast-paced environment.
• Be the “go to” person for all questions and/or requests related to specific programs.
• Provide overall program management leadership essential to ensure successful delivery of key manufacturing programs to achieve Bloom Energy’s business plan objectives.
• Work closely with highly technical product development, product management, and operations teams on product definition, roadmap, schedules, prioritizations, tradeoffs, etc.
• Accountable for establishing and meeting all schedule, budget, scope and KPIs.
• Accountable for program risks identification and developing mitigation strategies and actions.
• Accountable for establishing and meeting program performance targets.
• Foster a collaborative work ethic within the program team and other related program teams.
• Develop an innovative and effective environment that is constantly driving new product architecture, design and materials which lead to better cost, performance, reliability, and profitability of the product line.
• Establish and drive a standardized process and program framework for deployment of products into full scale manufacturing deployment post product design in a fast-paced environment.


• Design, develop, test, and implement process that will help team exceed company targets for safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and cost.
• Serve as a bridge between manufacturing engineering, operations management, and other cross-functional teams in standardization of new and existing manufacturing process for new product deployment.
• Ensure responsible teams work with production technicians and team-leads to develop standardized work for new product deployment in both, manufacturing and non-manufacturing areas.


• Develop and improve flow of materials and information in and out of new and existing processes implemented in manufacturing and warehouse areas to eliminate wastes and maintain a single piece flow.


• Ensure timely development, implementation, and verification of effective plant layout changes with cross-functional teams that improve the flow of materials through manufacturing areas.


• Coach and drive cross-functional teams in use of lean manufacturing tools to identify waste in the process, determine the root cause of waste, and implement continuous improvement ideas to eliminate the waste.


• Work with warehouse teams to verify effective design and implementation of flow racking, material transfer carts, and tooling carts to material handling across various facilities.
• Ensure responsible cross-functions lead on-the-job training with technicians, supervisors, and engineers focused on how they can use these tools to improve their job.
• Oversee and monitor projects with suppliers to find and eliminate waste in total value stream by improving flow of materials and information both within and through the supplier’s facility.


• Ensure cross-functional support for operations by developing and tracking daily production metrics across the entire organization.


• Provide support to Engineering functions for development and implementation of FMEAs, control plans, and APQP, and PPAP activities.


• Ensure that improvements and solutions are in compliance with safety procedures and practices while guaranteeing superior product quality and reliability to our customers.


 

Skills and Experience:
• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or Electrical Engineering
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
• 6+ years of relevant experience in energy technology
• Experience managing cross-functional teams, including Executive level team members
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills – both quantitative and qualitative
• Ability to take complicated technical concepts and translate to an audience in a compelling and succinct manner
• Must be detail oriented and a good multi-tasker
• Ability to think and act both strategically and creatively
• Strong self-starter who is a team player and can work independently
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint

• Experience setting up a structured project/program management process
• Experience developing and standardizing manufacturing processes
• Strong presence, ability to lead and manage cross functional and matrixed teams
• Leadership ability to influence and drive technology decisions
• Strong desire for success and significance

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.

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Salary Ranges:

$131,500.00 - $189,300.00

Required Skill Profession

Operations Specialties Managers