Graduate (Summer) Intern - Building Performance Modeling Software Engineer (nrel)
Job posting number: #225307 (Ref:R13775)
Job Description
The Building Performance Modeling Group (BPMG) focuses on the research, development, and deployment of building and district modeling through advancements in data analysis, physics-based modeling, and data-driven modeling.
To ensure accurate models, we consistently evaluate building program data, prioritize occupant safety, conduct techno-economic analysis, develop impactful metrics, improve data collection processes, and enhance portfolio analysis tools. We also adopt standardized data formats and create libraries to characterize and verify data accuracy. Our research plays a critical role in improving the affordability, efficiency, reliability, and security of the built environment and interconnected energy systems across the United States and the world.
This role supports the advancement of building performance modeling by leveraging the Standard Energy Efficiency Data Platform™ (SEED) for data exploration and analysis. The position focuses:
Designing and implementing extensions to existing capabilities such as the integration of EnergyShed tools to enable interdisciplinary spatial analysis for jurisdictions across the U.S.
Generate software design specifications
Interaction with external data sets using documented APIs
Geospatial software engineering using modern software stacks
Documenting and testing implemented software
Collaborating effectively with NREL researchers and external partners
Contribute towards research publications
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Basic Qualifications
Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.Undergraduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited institution.
Post Undergraduate: Earned a bachelor’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
Graduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a master’s degree program from an accredited institution.
Post Graduate: Earned a master’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
Graduate + PhD: Completed master’s degree and enrolled as PhD student from an accredited institution.
Please Note:
• Applicants are responsible for uploading official or unofficial school transcripts, as part of the application process.
• If selected for position, a letter of recommendation will be required as part of the hiring process.
• Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
Additional Required Qualifications
The successful candidate will be either currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a master’s program, or enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
Demonstrated experience in software engineering, deployment, and documentation, particularly in applied problem-solving
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Demonstrated experience in modern testing frameworks
Experience handling large datasets while delivering high-quality technical work with minimal supervision
Demonstrated experience developing software using modern languages including python, R, Java Script
Experience developing code that uses multiple APIs
Demonstrated experience delivering software applications to meet client requirements
Experience or familiarity with EnergyShed’s CAKE tool out of Georgia Tech
Basic knowledge of building, transportation, environmental sciences
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in full stack website development using Angular and Django technology stacks
Experience with GIS analysis tools and libraries, e.g. GeoPandas, gdal, QGIS
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Job Application Submission Window
The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.
Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: / Annual Salary Range: $43,700 - $69,900NREL takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.
Benefits Summary
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; and sick leave (where required by law). NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Internships projected to be less than 20 hours per week are not eligible for medical, dental, or vision benefits.* Based on eligibility rules
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If you are offered employment at NREL, you must pass a pre-employment drug test prior to commencing employment. Unless prohibited by state or local law, the pre-employment drug test will include marijuana. If you test positive on the pre-employment drug test, your offer of employment may be withdrawn.
Submission Guidelines
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