Senior Staff Engineer, Operational Excellence

About the role

Bloom is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer in Operational Excellence to drive system-level performance across our factory operations. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and strategy-translating complex, dynamic factory conditions into clear priorities, decisions, and measurable outcomes. You will operate as a senior technical leader, shaping how capacity, layout, flow, and performance come together to deliver results. This is a high-impact role that requires both strategic thinking and deep engagement with on-the-ground reality.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Integration
• Serve as a senior technical leader across Operational Excellence initiatives, ensuring alignment across engineering and production
• Integrate inputs across capacity, layout, flow, and performance into cohesive, actionable insights
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, elevating technical rigor and problem-solving capability
• Step into leadership responsibilities as needed to maintain continuity and execution
• Strategic Steering
• Define strategic targets and drive prioritization of key factory initiatives
• Identify major risks, tradeoffs, and critical decision points, ensuring leadership visibility
• Lead cross-functional alignment on factory priorities, balancing competing constraints
• Executive Reporting & Communication
• Own and deliver a weekly operational excellence summary, including:
• Top risks and mitigation plans
• Key changes, trends, and emerging signals
• Areas requiring leadership attention and decision
• Translate complex operational data into clear narratives for executive audiences
• Capacity Management & Planning
• Develop and utilize capacity models to support scenario planning and decision-making
• Translate changes in factory conditions into quantified output and performance impact
• Continuously monitor trends, proactively identifying risks and opportunities
• Factory Reality Validation
• Validate reported performance against on-the-ground conditions to ensure accuracy
• Convert ambiguous or loosely defined factory issues into structured problem statements
• Drive root-cause clarity and ensure issues are framed for effective resolution

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, operations, industrial engineering, or related fields
• Demonstrated ability to operate at a systems level across complex production environments
• Strong analytical and modeling skills, particularly in capacity planning and performance optimization
• Proven track record of influencing cross-functional teams and driving alignment without authority
• Excellent communication skills, with experience engaging executive stakeholders
• Ability to translate ambiguity into structured, actionable plans
• Experience in high-volume or advanced manufacturing environments
• Background in industrial engineering, operations research, or similar disciplines
• Familiarity with factory modeling, simulation, or advanced planning tools
• Why Bloom
• At Bloom, you'll work on mission-critical manufacturing challenges that directly impact performance and scale. You'll collaborate with leaders across engineering and operations while shaping how our factories operate at a system level.
• Salary Ranges:
• $134,500.00 - $193,500.00

Additional Information

Senior Staff Engineer - Operational Excellence Location: Fremont, CA (on-site) Role Level: Senior Staff Engineer

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