Careers

Do you want to help fight climate change? Are you interested in making the built environment healthier and more resource-efficient? Solemma LLC is a growing company that makes cutting-edge software for high performance building design. Our tools inform the world’s most influential form givers – from architecture firms like Herzog & de Meuron to research and engineering powerhouses like AECOM and NASA.

Born out of Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, Solemma has driven the application of building science to real-world design projects for over a decade. Our software delivers validated analysis of energy, daylight, circadian stimulus, and visual and thermal comfort, all at unprecedented speed. If you want to work on state-of-the-art physics engines, collaborate with leaders in the industry, and help build a more habitable planet, come join our team!

To apply, email us at careers@solemma.com with your resume and cover letter.

Current Openings (1)

Building Energy Modeling Engineer
Location: Remote (Los Angeles optional)
Type: Full-Time
Experience: Junior or Senior
    As a Building Energy Modeling Engineer with a background in programming you will shape and deliver key features in Solemma’s building energy simulation workflows. Work may include implementation of advanced energy modeling concepts like controls, passive systems, and HVAC as well as life-cycle analysis workflows. Development of energy model templates, energy model generation and automation as well as development of intuitive user-interface designs that facilitate advanced energy modeling in early design will be a key responsibility of this job. You will work as part of the software development team and interface directly with end users and partners in the Architecture Engineering and Construction industry.

    Your Responsibilities:

    • Collaborate with the software development team to develop new features.
    • Own features and energy modeling workflows from start to finish.
    • Work independently.
    • Write clean, scalable, maintainable code.
    • Keep the team up to date in daily scrums.
    • Active participation in biweekly sprint cycles.

    Required Skills and Abilities:

    • A background in engineering or architecture with a focus on building energy modeling.
    • Solid technical knowledge of building physics and building energy systems.
    • Familiarity with building rating systems and energy standards (LEED, ASHRAE Standard 90.1, ASHRAE Standard 189.1 and IEEC).
    • Good familiarity with energy modeling software such as EnergyPlus.
    • Good familiarity with object-oriented programming (i.e. C# or C++).
    • Strong communication skills.

    Bonus Points For:

    • Familiarity with EnergyPlus source code.
    • Familiarity with Revit, SketchUp, Rhino APIs.

    What We Offer:

    • Competitive salaries.
    • Remote work.
    • Flexible hours.
    • Work life balance.
    • Company retreats.
    • Academic and industry conferences.
    • Paid holiday and paid time off (PTO).
    • Health insurance reimbursement.
    • Retirement plan.
    • A significant role in a small and growing team.
    • A chance to advance your career while working on cutting-edge technology!