Energy Engineer

Position Overview

Power your future with Qualus as an Energy Engineer. Our engineers provide engineering and/or technical services in support of our Evaluation Measurement & Verification projects and to our utility clients. The successful candidate will be responsible for performing basic engineering analysis of energy systems across a variety of building types and building systems across multiple industries.

Responsibilities

Model Development

• Develop and apply models to address different types of research questions using qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Develop and employ specific best-practice methods of data collection.
• With direction, design models and data collection tools for a wide range of data collection approaches.

Data Analysis

• Manage data, including organizing and managing data sets to maintain data integrity using Excel and R and other data management tools.
• Conduct data analysis.
• Apply and document appropriate and careful data cleaning techniques.
• Calculate and interpret basic statistics (e.g., means, etc.) and relationships (e.g., correlations, etc.) in quantitative data and summarize qualitative data.
• Formulate key findings from analysis.

Engineering Skills

• Knowledge of Energy Efficiency products and how they work.
• Knowledge of Mechanical and Electrical systems and how they relate to energy efficiency.
• Experience with regression analysis and other statistical modeling is a plus.
• Experience using eQuest, EnergyPlus, and other industry standard software tools is a plus.
• Experience performing data analysis in R is a plus.
• Work under senior engineering staff to apply calculations, algorithms, and/or modeling to estimate savings of individual energy efficiency and demand response measures in commercial and industrial buildings.
• Support senior engineering staff with data acquisition and cleaning.
• Conduct basic site assessments at customer facilities.
• Write clear and concise technical reports explaining analysis results and findings to Qualus staff.

Quality Control

• Ensure quality by reviewing project data for accuracy, errors, and completeness, and ensuring accuracy of all reported results.
• Proactively check own work (data, analysis, writing) to ensure accuracy.
• Communicate with project leads on quality control approaches and results.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required. 
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience using data management and analysis software (e.g., R, etc.).

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Preferred Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred
• Professional experience in the energy efficiency, public policy, environmental consulting, or market research fields is desirable, but not required.

Benefits & Compensation

Qualus benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays, for those who qualify.

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Company Overview

Qualus is a leading pure-play power services firm and innovator at the forefront of the energy transition and transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has nearly 1,600 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Qualus, we believe everyone has value; and that the diversity and inclusion among our teams is what sets us apart for optimal success. We put people first because we care. To view a copy of the Qualus Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement, click here.

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