About the Position:

The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) is looking for a Member of Technical Staff – Software Development Engineer to join its Distributed Electrical Energy Systems Group. This is an opportunity to lead software development for CSE’s R&D activities while working with one of the world’s leading research organizations. 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:

• Lead design and implementation of software for real-time monitoring and control of energy resources (e.g., solar PV, energy storage, home energy management systems, and building energy management systems)
• Analyze real-world energy systems and business processes, and develop data structures and process models to represent them in software
• Develop software architectures for a variety of embedded software and web-based data management platforms
• Implement a variety of communication protocols with hardware and web based servers (TCP/IP, modbus, serial, analog)
• Implement user interfaces and smart phone apps (e.g., iPhone, Android)
• Support development of LabView-based hardware testing software

Required Experience:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or relevant field with 5+ years of post-graduate experience
• Experience managing multi-user software development projects
• Have served as a project lead for, and successfully delivered, integrated software and hardware product(s)
• Excellent grasp of Object-Oriented Design, systems architecture, and other fundamental computer science concepts
• Mastery of the tools of the trade, including a variety of modern programming languages (Java, JavaScript, C/C++, Objective C) and open-source technologies
• Development experience writing applications for a mobile platform (Android, iOS, etc.)
• Experience with designing data structures and data bases
• Experience developing software with best practices in a collaborative environment (design, documentation, version control, etc).

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with database design concepts, and web-based application frameworks such as Sharepoint
• Familiarity with and understanding of the tradeoffs associated with different choices of programming languages and toolsets
• Familiarity with a suite of consumer- and industrial-grade communications protocolsPassion for renewable grid integration and smart grid deployment
• Skilled oral and written communicator
• Effectively collaborates in a team environment
• Creative, self-driven individual with a desire to expand capabilities, ability to quickly learn and adapt new skills

Please apply through the career page on our website at http://cse.fraunhofer.org/jobs-careers/

Fraunhofer USA, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer of Individuals with disabilities, protected veterans and is a federal contractor.

About Fraunhofer CSE:

The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) in Boston, MA is a leading applied contract research and development laboratory supporting our society with the transition to a sustainable energy future.  We invent and develop technologies that remove barriers to the large-scale commercialization of sustainable energy technologies. Fraunhofer CSE is part of Fraunhofer USA, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit contract R&D organization, affiliated with Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Europe's largest contract R&D group. Our interdisciplinary R&D team is dedicated to serving the applied research needs of the sustainable energy industry, helping established industry players and startup companies alike develop clean energy technologies from the laboratory to the production line.  The Center has active development projects in the areas of energy efficient buildings, photovoltaic technologies, and grid impact of renewable energy technologies. For additional information please view our website at http://cse.fraunhofer.org