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 Senior Manager, Engineering & Technology Finance to join our team in one of today’s most exciting technologies. This role will report to our Senior Director, Services Finance and based in San Jose, CA. This is a fully on-site, in office role 5 days a week.
Role Summary
The Senior Manager, Engineering & Technology Finance serves as a strategic partner to the CTO and Engineering leadership, enabling disciplined investment, financial transparency, and data-driven decision-making that bridges technical priorities with long-term corporate financial performance.
Location
This position is based in San Jose, CA. Travel is expected to be approximately 10%.
Primary Responsibilities
Serve as a strategic partner to Engineering and Finance leadership within a high-growth, innovation-driven organization.
Support product roadmap and technical decision-making, evaluating trade-offs across cost, timeline, and resource allocation.
Provide clear financial framing for complex engineering and technology decisions, enabling informed prioritization.
Own annual budget, quarterly forecast, and long-range plan (LRP) for Engineering and Technology.
Build and maintain driver-based financial models linking headcount, development cycles, and output to business outcomes.
Ensure transparency into spend, pacing, and resource utilization, enabling proactive management of engineering investments.
Support capital allocation decisions across competing engineering initiatives, optimizing returns and resource deployment.
Develop ROI frameworks for new product development and technology investments, incorporating risk and uncertainty.
Quantify the financial impact of engineering decisions on margin, cost structure, and scalability.
Partner with Manufacturing and Supply Chain Finance on product cost, cost-down initiatives, and design-to-cost programs.
Ensure alignment between engineering investments and company-wide financial targets and performance objectives.
Maintain strong financial controls and compliance, including adherence to accounting policies, capitalization guidelines, and internal governance standards.
Drive improvements in financial systems, data quality, and reporting accuracy to enhance decision-making.
Implement tools and process enhancements to reduce manual effort and increase analytical depth.
Build scalable financial infrastructure to support rapid growth in engineering investment and organizational complexity.
Qualifications
8+ years of progressive finance experience, with increasing scope and responsibility.
Experience supporting Engineering, R&D, or Technology organizations in a financial capacity.
Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
Experience in manufacturing or capital-intensive industries preferred.
Proficiency with ERP and business intelligence tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Power BI, Tableau).
Competencies
Influential leader, able to drive alignment and decisions across broad cross-functional stakeholders.
Transparent communicator, operating with candor and sharing critical information proactively.
Strategic thinker, comfortable navigating ambiguity and prioritizing effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Highly collaborative, partnering across functions to solve problems and benchmark best practices.
High integrity and strong business judgment, with the ability to influence and negotiate within a complex, matrixed global organization.
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.
At Bloom Energy, we are committed to supporting the well-being of our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees includes competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with a large employer contribution, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, generous Mental Health Support services, Legal services, virtual Physical Therapy access, and Fertility & Family Forming benefits.
Bloom Energy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
FULL TIME ROLE ONLY: 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:$141,900.00 - $204,100.00Skills Required
- 8+ years of progressive finance experience
- Experience supporting Engineering, R&D, or Technology organizations
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
- Experience in manufacturing or capital-intensive industries
- Proficiency with ERP and business intelligence tools
Bloom Energy Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Bloom Energy and has not been reviewed or approved by Bloom Energy.
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Healthcare Strength — Current job postings describe comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with a large employer contribution, plus mental‑health support, fertility/family‑forming benefits, virtual physical therapy, and legal services. Company materials link to Collective Health and Kaiser, indicating established plan options.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan and equity awards are offered, providing accessible ownership opportunities that can enhance total compensation.
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Retirement Support — Recent postings and filings indicate a 401(k) with company match has been added, marking a clear improvement over earlier periods without matching.
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What We Do
Bloom Energy empowers businesses and communities to responsibly take charge of their energy. The company’s leading solid-oxide platform for distributed generation of electricity and hydrogen is changing the future of energy. Fortune 100 companies around the world turn to Bloom Energy as a trusted partner to deliver lower carbon energy today and a net-zero future. For more information, visit www.bloomenergy.com. 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.
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