Senior Research Engineer

5 days ago

Oakland, California, United States TRC Companies Full time
Job Title: Senior Research Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Research Engineer to join our team at TRC Companies. As a key member of our Advanced Energy practice, you will play a critical role in developing and deploying decarbonization and clean energy solutions for our clients.

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our electrification portfolio, shaping the future of building electrification by advancing emerging technologies, smart controls optimization, and interoperability. You will use your research and data analysis skills to advise regulatory entities on advanced strategic residential electrification approaches and communicate your findings to a cross-functional team.

Responsibilities:
  • Advise on electrification, decarbonization, and sustainability as it relates to all aspects of a project.
  • Develop electrification plans for single-family and multifamily residences, accounting for existing systems and available electrical panel capacity.
  • Support electrification retrofits, including communication and coordination between manufacturers, suppliers, installing contractors, building officials, and homeowners.
  • Perform specification QA/QC to ensure quality installation of building and mechanical systems.
  • Perform electrification technology and solutions research and support demonstration projects to advance strategic electrification or other initiatives.
  • Create and enhance internal and external technical resources related to residential-multifamily electrification technologies, load management, and energy efficiency.
  • Maintain working knowledge of newest electrification, smart control, and load management technology trends in the building energy industry.
  • Stay up to date on relevant energy codes, certification programs, and residential electrification/energy incentives.
  • Develop and deliver data-driven presentations to management, internal team members, and clients to support development of innovative electrification strategies.
Requirements:
  • PhD with 2+ years of experience, or Masters degree with 4+ years of experience, or Undergraduate degree with 5+ years of experience.
  • Applicable degrees include Architectural Engineering, Engineering, or other relevant fields focused on engineering research, building science, and/or energy systems.
  • Demonstrated competency and experience in residential electrification and building systems.
  • Demonstrated experience with residential electrification technologies such as heat pump water heaters, heat pump HVAC, induction range, electric dryers, electric stoves, and electric infrastructure.
  • Proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint).
  • Experience working on multiple high-profile fast-paced projects in parallel, completing projects on time and in budget.
  • Self-driven and a team player with established critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong teamwork skills that include highly effective communication in-person, over email, and over the phone.
  • Authorization to work in the United States.
  • Valid Driver's License (must be obtained prior to employment). Access to a vehicle. Ability to travel as required by projects (up to 30% of time).
Preferred Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of technical/design experience in energy efficiency or mechanical, electrical, and plumbing industry.
  • Experience with HVAC sizing and electrical load calculations.
  • Experience with electrical load calculations of electrical systems and equipment.
  • Experience with design and selection of HVAC systems and equipment.
  • Knowledge of electrification technologies, load balancing controls, and related codes including national electrical code and California Title 24.
  • Advanced technical certifications such as EIT, PE, BPI Building Analyst, BPI Multifamily Building Analyst, HERS Rater, Certified Energy Manager, LEED New Construction/Existing Buildings, LEED Green Rater certification or other building science certifications.
  • Experience with residential and multifamily electrification projects.
  • Familiarity with building energy modeling software such as CBECC, EnergyPro, or EnergyPlus.
  • Understanding of device-level controls on heat pumps and heat pump water heaters.
  • Experience with communicating technical expertise and data interpretation to nontechnical audiences.
  • Familiarity with government, utility rebate, or incentive programs, and California energy code.
About TRC Companies:

We understand our clients' goals and embrace them as our own, applying creativity, experience, integrity, and dedication to deliver superior solutions to the world's energy, environment, and infrastructure challenges.

We will solve the challenges of making the Earth a better place to live community by community.

TRC is ranked #16 on ENR's list of the Top 500 Design Firms in the United States.

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