Energy Engineer

Location: United States — Remote; travel required

Base salary: $80,900–$128,750 per year

Company

hirify.global provides energy efficiency, distributed energy, infrastructure, and decarbonization solutions for public-sector, education, utility, healthcare, and commercial customers.

What you will do

• Evaluate energy savings and demand-reduction opportunities, including operational changes and capital measures.
• Analyze 15-minute and hourly utility and sub-meter data to characterize load profiles, identify demand-charge drivers, and detect anomalies.
• Execute monitoring-based commissioning workflows, establish baselines, monitor performance, and verify savings persistence.
• Support campus metering systems by developing specifications and single-line diagrams, overseeing commissioning, and integrating EMIS/DAS platforms.
• Configure and manage fault-detection rules, prioritize alerts, and estimate fault impacts for operations and maintenance decisions.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations that translate analytics into guidance for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Systems, Computer Science, or a related STEM field.
• At least 3 years of experience in energy engineering, building performance analysis, or a related discipline.
• Experience with energy and data analysis, data-driven modeling, and interval meter data.
• Working knowledge of BAS/BMS platforms, measurement and verification methods, and HVAC systems or central heating and cooling plants.
• Working knowledge of advanced data analysis and visualization tools such as Python or R.
• Ability to travel is required.

Nice to have

• CEM, CMVP, or CCP certification.
• Customer-facing or consulting experience.
• Experience with troubleshooting, retro-commissioning, or monitoring-based commissioning.
• Experience using AI tools in an energy engineering context.

Culture & Benefits

• Health insurance and retirement plans.
• Paid time off and people-oriented employee benefits.
• Potential performance incentives, bonuses, commissions, or equity depending on the role.
• Environment focused on initiative, achievement, and independent work in a fast-paced setting.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.