Energy Engineering Analyst

Altura, LLC is a professional services firm focused on improving energy, environmental, and financial performance across all levels of our clients’ organizations. Altura has deep expertise in deriving value from building energy and commissioning engineering, scaling from individual buildings to real estate portfolios. We leverage core skills in mechanical, electrical, and controls system engineering, project implementation, data analytics, and financial analysis to identify and implement energy and commissioning project optimization in order to achieve meaningful results for our clients.

For this position, we are looking for highly motivated engineers who are interested in applying their skills in the Smart Building and Decarbonization spaces. Candidates should be eager to learn new skills in building HVAC systems, data analytics and energy efficiency measures. Altura hires candidates with a long‑term growth mindset, meaning that we hope you can grow your career here for years to come.

We provide a multitude of mentoring, continuing education, and career development resources to help our team members succeed.

Please note, Altura is targeting a start date of August 2026 for this position.

• Perform technical engineering analysis necessary to support development and verification of energy savings for buildings and organizations
• Perform field work including site audits, systems testing, systems troubleshooting, and development of energy improvement measures
• Support multiple, diverse energy and building commissioning projects
• Use Altura data analytics tools and other industry resources in support of project tasks and client requests, including diagnosing energy performance issues and calculating performance metrics.
• Support project managers in completing tasks on building decarbonization, building commissioning, and smart building systems integration projects.
• Engage proactively in training to build knowledge and comfort using engineering tools, leveraging in-house resources and engaging external classes/resources.
• Periodically travel to job sites and office locations for field work.

• Exposure and exploration of topics in energy and the built environment through internships, seminars and coursework
• Desired to work in the field of energy efficiency and sustainability, commissioning, and building operations
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Exemplary analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Critical thinker and problem-solver
• Effective working in a collaborative team environment
• Strong listening, communication and writing skills
• Excellent technical writing skills
• Ability to travel to sites for field work

• Please submit your application with a resume and a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications for this position. Candidates who apply without a cover letter will not be considered.

• Self-Directed:
  Ability to resolve schedule and coordination challenges without significant support
• Technically Competent:
  Familiarity with core engineering principles and problem-solving methodologies
• Consensus Driver:
  Ability to facilitate teamwork-based solutions with field, design, and owner stakeholders
• Systems Thinker:
  Ability to look at disparate data sources and understand system functionality
• Organized:
  Detail-oriented with follow through on tasks

Irvine, CA (hybrid)

Altura is proud to offer a generous total compensation package that includes base salary, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefit package that includes health benefits (medical and dental plans), paid time off (vacation, sick and holiday), financial benefits (retirement plan with both match and annual company contribution, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and commuter benefits). Additional benefits for regular full-time employees include fitness reimbursement, healthcare and dependent care pre‑tax spending plans, tuition reimbursement, back‑up daycare and family support benefits, EAP, work life assistance and a holiday contribution program.

Base salaries will be determined by factors such as geographic location, education, skills, experience, and market considerations. For this role the annual base salary range is $75,000 - $85,000. We pride ourselves on our company’s unique entrepreneurial, high‑energy culture and flat organizational structure which empowers employees to take action and achieve results for our clients.