Graduate Building Physicist — Analytics & CFD Modeling

Buro Happold; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range

Benefits package

Annual discretionary bonus

PTO 4 weeks

401k with company match

Hybrid work

Licensing reimbursements

Professional development

Global network

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Buro Happold’s Analytics service is a data-driven, people-centered capability that helps optimize design and operations of facilities. You’ll work on interactive data analytics, predictive modeling and real-time optioneering to improve space utilization and visitor experience.

You will contribute to thermal comfort, daylighting and environmental modeling while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on iconic projects in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Architecture or design.
• Knowledge of building physics and passive design.
• Coursework in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
• Experience programming in Python.
• Experience using Rhino and Grasshopper.
• Experience using Ansys, STAR-CCM+, OpenFoam beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Influence the design of complex high-profile projects.
• Use computational design tools to solve complex inter-connected design problems.
• Assist the design team in achieving our client’s aspirations.
• Assist with developing new tools to optimize our work.
• Undertake various environmental modeling analyses, including thermal comfort and daylighting.

Skills

Python

Building physics

CFD

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Architecture/Design degree

Tools

Rhino

Grasshopper

Ansys

STAR-CCM+

OpenFOAM

Job description

Buro Happold’s Analytics service is a data-driven, people-centered capability that helps optimize design and operations of facilities. You’ll work on interactive data analytics, predictive modeling and real-time optioneering to improve space utilization and visitor experience.

You will contribute to thermal comfort, daylighting and environmental modeling while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on iconic projects in a hybrid work environment.