# Eric Brown

> Principal Mechanical Engineer at Bloom Energy

Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ericbrown1

I bring teams together to deliver complex automation projects.  I provide technical project management from prototype to production at scale.  I am passionate about employee development and enjoy coaching engineers of all levels to work and communicate more effectively.

## Work Experience
### Principal Mechanical Engineer @ Bloom Energy
Jan 2025 – Present | San Jose, California, United States
Developing fully integrated fuel cell energy servers for hyperscale markets.

### Engineering Manager @ Planted Solar
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | Oakland, California, United States
-Developed high precision autonomous construction vehicles for utility scale solar. 
-Drove design of multiple generations of tracked autonomous micro pile driver with RTK GPS and laser positioning and high precision hydraulically actuated 6 DOF pile driving mast.
-Designed RTK GPS guided module placement automated crane. 
-Manages a team of mechanical and electrical engineers to build robust construction robots.
-Designed and analyzed machined parts, mechanisms, electronics, and large welded structures.  
-Coached engineers in mechanical design, electrical design, Solidworks, DFM, GD&T, and soft skills.
-Performed structural and thermal analysis with Solidworks Simulation and Autodesk Fusion 360 
-Performed calculations for hydraulic, power transmission, heat transfer, and machine design.

### Head of Hardware @ FarmWise
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022
-Developed ruggedized agricultural vehicles and automated systems from napkin sketch through production and commercial deployment.
-Directed electrical and mechanical engineering teams through critical path design objectives on tight production and development timelines.
-Defined large mechatronic systems and subdivides them for efficient engineering effort.
-Created and maintains engineering processes for R&D and change management.
-Ran contract manufacturing programs and related procurement efforts.
-Collaborated with software teams to reach alignment on controls and functionality.

### Production and Design Manager @ FarmWise
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California

### Senior Mechanical Design Engineer @ FarmWise
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California
-Designed automated farming vehicles.  Specific areas of focus include chassis, body panels, diesel hydraulic drive systems, autonomy sensor selection, and other electronics.
-Managed manufacturing of prototype vehicles and all subsystems at various CMs.
-Oversaw commercial deployment and rapid continuous system development.

### Project Engineer @ Heat and Control Inc.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | United States
- Managed engineers on a project basis to design automated industrial production lines.
- Designed and sized heat exchangers, fryers, ovens, filtration, air pollution control, pumping and packaging equipment for multinational companies.
- Produced formal P&ID, installation, and equipment layout drawings for manufacturing plants in AutoCAD. 
- Calculated system mechanical, fluid, and thermal requirements for production rates up to 20,000lbs/hr.
- Developed standards for component selection, machine design, and ISO 13849 Safety of machinery
- Analyses GD&T stack up and writes procedures for inspection of manufactured parts.
- Coordinates with controls group to select electrical hardware and create functional spec.

### Design Engineer @ Heat and Control Inc.
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Hayward, California

### Design Engineer (Intern) @ Heat and Control Inc.
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Hayward, California, United States
Designed heavy industrial equipment using Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD.

### Engineering Intern @ Corium International
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | Menlo Park CA
- Drafting and design of injection molded safety features for drug delivery devices.
- Verification of equipment calibration in compliance with FDA standards.

### Engineering Intern @ UC Davis
Jan 2005 – Jan 2005 | Davis, CA
- Engineering research for NASA’s Advanced Life Support Program, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California Davis.
- Lab assistance for various graduate level research projects.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering
California State University, Chico

### California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

### Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Davis


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/eric-brown-4b788529

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Last updated: 2026-04-13