Window Technology Research Engineer

In this exciting role, you will be an integral part of the Department of Energy's core windows team, leading research related to window technologies. The EETR.
1 will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of researchers and conduct research including gathering and processing data and performing analyses and developing advanced analytical and modeling tools. You will apply principles and concepts from energy/market/engineering analysis and provide the technical support to applied research activities advancing the energy performance of windows, with a specific emphasis on thermal measurements and modeling pertaining to various aspects of windows, window systems, window shading, and the broader realm of building facades.

These research efforts encompass the development and testing of theories related to technology adoption and market transformation, as well as the analysis, improvement, and evaluation of the performance characteristics of technologies that are significant to market participants. The role involves creating tools and resources to accelerate the adoption of these technologies, along with assisting in disseminating the results with key stakeholders.

You will be expected to make contributions to the creation of mathematical models and algorithms applicable to windows and building facades and conduct research and analysis in the areas of energy, economics, the environment, the market, and technical aspects of energy-efficient equipment and systems.

What You Will Do:

• Perform laboratory and field measurements of thermal and solar-optical properties of glazing, windows components, and window systems.
• Contribute to the development of innovative technology solutions for windows and window shading.
• Perform building energy simulations to support building demand flexibility related research, including batch runs and results diagnosis using Energy Plus and Open Studio, post-process outputs into meaningful tables and charts.
• Provide resolutions to problems of moderately complex scope.
• Contribute to research projects, tasks and organizational objectives of moderate scope with oversight from senior staff.
• Collaborate in a team environment, participate in team meetings, and contribute to conceptualizing, developing, and improving analysis approaches and workflows.
• Contribute to technical reports, presentations, publications and outreach materials for internal and external audiences.
• Interact and collaborate with other internal and external researchers on a variety of activities.

Additional Responsibilities as needed:

• Calibration and maintenance of measurement sensors and equipment.
• Maintenance and development of data acquisition software in support of measurement activities.
• Contribute to synthesizing information and data from the literature to support multiple projects in the research direction, technical products and proposal development.
• Periodic travel for project needs, meetings and industry conferences.
• Participate in developing new proposals related to windows and related technologies.
• May supervise the activities of nonexempt personnel.

What is

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent knowledge) in architectural, mechanical, civil, or electrical engineering or a related field with extensive professional technical experience or additional education related to the position duties; typically minimum 2 years.
• Experience in experimental design, setup and data processing including use of data analytics packages (e.g. Python) and online collaboration platform (e.g. Github) to process, visualize, and model data generated from energy simulations, lab testing or real building data.
• Knowledge in residential and commercial building systems, energy efficiency strategies and technologies.
• Advanced heat transfer knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new concepts, topics and tools.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems independently and being proactive in identifying issues, initiate appropriate actions, and propose solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively across multiple projects, complete tasks within specified budgets and meet project deadlines.
• Skilled in Energy Plus modeling, Python data…