This is the best job you’ll ever have

We take pride in being forward thinking, doing work that matters, and delivering friendly, professional service to our clients.

Working here

We are committed to cultivating a friendly, fun, and collaborative culture—to make Petersen Engineering Inc. the best place you have ever worked.

We don’t have artificial hierarchies—our employees have plenty of opportunities to pitch in, learn, and grow.

We are family friendly and believe in work-life balance—we work hard, but we encourage reasonable work hours to maximize productivity and job satisfaction.

We seek to work with people of all types of backgrounds, and we’re open to hiring remote employees. Equity, diversity, and inclusion matter to us.

We do meaningful work. We take tremendous pride in working with our collaborators to design buildings in the Northeast that are sustainable and resilient, efficient, durable, beautiful, and comfortable.

Giving back to our community is a big part of who we are. We’re involved in our local communities and in industry organizations, including the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, Passive House Massachusetts, and New England Women in Energy and Environment, and we offer a generous employer matching program for donations. We also support the organizations in which our employees volunteer with our “Dollars for Doers” program.

What I like best about working here is the sense of community and camaraderie, the people, and the culture.

I like the mission focus on sustainability and the cutting edge work we do.

Because this is a small firm, I touch lots of different parts of the project – I learn a lot faster and I’m able to be nimble.

What I like is the spirit of respectful collaboration – we can voice our opinions in an honest and open manner to find the right solution.

Every day working at Petersen is different. The work is engaging – I’m not bored!

The work

You get the opportunity to work on high-performance building projects in diverse sectors:

Affordable and market rate housing
Healthcare
Labs
Higher education
Wastewater and water treatment facilities

Compensation and benefits

Competitive salaries, bonuses, and time off
Family-friendly hours
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance fully paid by company
Life insurance fully paid by company
401(k) with company match up to 4% of your contribution of 5% of salary
Professional development—support for licensure, opportunities for lifelong learning (ex. Passive House certification), and involvement with professional organizations

We’re hiring

Check out our current job openings

Plumbing/ Fire Protection Project Engineer

Petersen Engineering, Inc. is a national leader in sustainable MEP/FP integrated building design with offices in Boston and Portsmouth, NH Engineers-of-Record for more than 40 large (+/-$25-$75 million) Passive House projects, we are a dynamic small firm (30 employees) that’s growing to meet the rising demand for high-performance buildings.

We are looking for an experienced engineer that is as passionate about sustainable design as we are.

We have a forward-thinking, friendly, and honest culture and are seeking a can-do candidate that has exceptional client facing skills, has a thirst for learning, and mentoring junior staff with the capacity to collaborate in integrative design processes with multiple stakeholders.

• 3-5 years of experience engineering Plumbing/ Fire Protection systems in a variety of building types, multi-family, educational, healthcare, mixed use preferred.
• Licensed Professional Engineer
• Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC) (preferrable)

Compensation and Benefits
Our salaries and Paid Time Off are competitive with those offered by other MEP/FP firms in the Boston/NYC market. We offer health, dental and vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and a company 401k with a match of up to 4% based on your contribution of 5% of your salary, and many other benefits including remote work flexibility.
Forward cover letter and resume to Ehaye@petersenengineering.com

Senior Mechanical Engineer

We are looking for an experienced engineer that is as passionate about sustainable design as we are.

• 15+ years of experience engineering HVAC systems in a variety of building types, multi-family, educational, healthcare, mixed use preferred.
• Licensed Professional Engineer
• Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC) (preferrable)

Mechanical / HVAC Design Engineer

We are looking for an experienced engineer that is as passionate about sustainable design as we are.

• 3-5 years of experience engineering HVAC systems in a variety of building types, multi-family, educational, healthcare, mixed use preferred.
• Licensed Professional Engineer
• Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC) (preferrable)

To apply to any of our open jobs, send resume and cover letter detailing your interest in the role to ehaye@petersenengineering.com. For the subject line, please use: [Job Title]: [Your Name]. Don’t see the position you are looking for? Send your resume anyway, along with a brief description of your interest in Petersen Engineering. We’re always eager to connect with great people. We look forward to hearing from you!