Job Description
Job Overview:
Senior Staff Engineer — Operational Excellence
Location: Fremont, CA (on-site)
Role Level: Senior Staff Engineer
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.
What You’ll Do
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
What We’re Looking For
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
Lead initiatives to improve productivity, throughput, labor efficiency, and overall manufacturing performance.
Develop and maintain capacity models, labor standards, and time-study methodologies.
Analyze production processes and implement solutions to improve flow, eliminate bottlenecks, and increase resource utilization.
Develop business cases and recommendations for automation, equipment, process improvements, and capital investments.
Create performance metrics, dashboards, and analytical tools to drive data-based decision making.
Support the forecast and timing of production ramps, new product introductions, and manufacturing capacity expansions.
Establish industrial engineering standards, methodologies, and best practices while mentoring and developing engineers.
Lead complex cross-functional projects that improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and capacity.
Preferred Qualifications
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.
