Building Systems Science Development Engineer/Scientist

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is a world-class research institution delivering science and technology solutions for national energy and environmental challenges. The Building Systems Science Development Engineer/Scientist will provide technical leadership for building science, energy efficiency, and DOE Home Energy Rebates Program initiatives, including development of databases, APIs, workflows, and software tools. The role also leads technical products and projects, supports multidisciplinary research teams, and mentors junior staff and students.

Responsibilities:

• The Buildings Systems Group is seeking a Building Systems Science Research & Development Scientist/Engineer to join our team of building systems experts working to advance buildings science, help make buildings more energy and water efficient, test and demonstrate new technologies, and facilitate the adoption of energy/water efficient systems in federal and commercial facilities. This position offers a unique opportunity to provide technical leadership and support to DOE’s Home Energy Rebates Program by developing the national program database and Application Programming Interface (API), creating process workflows and user interface recommendations, and documenting tools that states, territories, and Tribes to implement the Home Energy Performance-Based, Whole-House Rebates program and the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program
• The candidate will contribute to the development, implementation, and advancement of software tools and data solutions supporting building energy efficiency and building performance research
• This position operates at the intersection of building science, data engineering and energy program implementation. The successful candidate will work as part of multidisciplinary teams of software developers, building scientists, engineers, researchers, and project managers to develop technical solutions that support building energy analysis, energy efficiency programs, and research initiatives
• The ideal candidate will bring strong understanding of building systems and energy performance along with systems development experience and will be able to translate engineering methodologies, technical requirements, and program needs into robust and maintainable solutions
• The candidate we are looking for is an individual who has a recognized reputation of applying building science and engineering principles and theories to proposing new research and solving buildings operations and controls challenges. The individual will provide guidance on assignments to more junior staff and develop technical approaches to solve building research challenges. The individual will lead the development of technical products, such as technical reports and journal articles, and presents at national conferences and technical forums. Defines and leads projects/tasks, reporting results on time and on budget. Provides leadership to proposals for new work. Teams with staff across the group and division to share resources and optimize approaches. Mentors junior staff and/or students

Requirements:

• BS/BA and 5+ years of relevant work experience -OR-
• MS/MA and 3+ years of relevant work experience -OR-
• PhD with 1+ year of relevant experience
• Graduate degree in mechanical engineering, buildings sciences, electrical engineering, or related field
• Experience developing software applications or analytical tools for building energy efficiency, building performance, utilities, or energy programs
• Practical experience analyzing building- or campus-scale energy and water systems, including design, commissioning, operations and maintenance, or auditing (e.g. ASHRAE level 2)
• Experience using whole-building modeling tools (e.g. eQUEST, Energy Plus) to identify retrofit opportunities
• Analysis of building control system data to optimize HVAC performance and use of diagnostic and prognostic methods to enable more timely and proactive operation and maintenance of building systems
• Experience with miscellaneous electric loads and consumer electronics power management, measurement and estimation, and power conversion
• Experience with building energy data standards and formats such as BuildingSync, HPXML, or related schemas
• Experience developing REST APIs, data services, relational databases, or cloud-based applications
• Experience with automated testing, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and modern software engineering practices