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Job Details: Building Construction Engineer
| Job Title | Building Construction Engineer |
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| Company | Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems |
| Location | Cambridge MA (US) |
| Date Posted | 01/27/10 |
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Building Construction Engineer About Fraunhofer CSE: Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) is a contract R&D organization based in Cambridge, MA. Fraunhofer CSE was created through a partnership between the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Germany, the State of Massachusetts and MIT. Fraunhofer CSE is dedicated to serving the research needs of the sustainable energy industry, helping established industry players and newcomers alike move clean energy technologies from the laboratory to the production line. The Center focuses on two key areas: building energy efficiency and next generation photovoltaic modules development. For additional information please view our website at http://fraunhofer-cse.org About the Position: The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) is looking for a Building Construction Engineer to join its Building Energy Efficiency Group. This is an opportunity to work with one of the world’s leading research groups, including our partners at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (IBP), to develop, model, test, and evaluate cutting-edge building efficiency solutions for a wide variety of clients. You'll be a key part of a dynamic team that shares a commitment to engineering excellence, combined with an excitement about sustainable energy technology. Principal Responsibilities: • Evaluate the practical feasibility of fabricating and installing novel building envelope system, including compatibility with existing building structures and practices. • Manage and supervising projects to demonstrate, test, and evaluate the effectiveness of novel building technologies in host buildings. • Work with a team to develop novel, energy-efficient building envelope systems. • Contribute to proposals to develop, test, and evaluate the performance of novel energy-efficient building envelope systems Required Experience and Education: • Thorough understanding of construction processes, including experience with retrofit envelope systems. • In-depth knowledge of building code issues and test procedures for building envelope systems • Practical experience evaluating the material, installation costs and limitations of conventional and novel building envelope systems. • Understanding of high-volume fabrication processes for building envelope systems. • Strong interest in working in a research and development environment to develop novel envelope systems and components • Experience managing commercial building renovation projects • 5+ years of experience and a degree in Architecture, Architectural or Civil Engineering or equivalent experience in the construction industry • Professional Engineer (PE) license is a plus Keywords: Construction; Building Envelope; Building materials; Building science; Fabrication processes; Project management; Cost analysis For priority consideration, please send your resume, cover letter and salary requirements to cse-careers@fraunhofer.org Fraunhofer CSE is an equal employment opportunity company. 
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