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.

New England Women in Energy and the Environment

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 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

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.

• 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)

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

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 HVAC 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

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-$100 million) Passive House projects, we are a dynamic small firm (30 employees) that’s growing to meet the rising demand for high-performance building engineering services.

 

We are looking for a project manager that is passionate about practical, sustainable building design.

 

We have a forward-thinking, friendly, and honest culture and are seeking a can-do candidate that has an exceptional attitude, a thirst for learning, and has experience working on design teams with staff members of a range of experience levels, as well as experience providing great service to clients.

 

  • Carry a workload of several projects simultaneously and be the primary contact for the client
  • Work with senior staff and production staff to solve problems, and to manage work to meet project deliverable due dates
  • Has project management experience and a passion for our sustainability mission in buildings
  • Has excellent communication skills both client-facing and internal
  • Get’s a charge from re-prioritizing in a very dynamic project environment

 

Compensation and Benefits

Our salaries and Paid Time Off are competitive with those offered by other MEP/FP firms in the Boston 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.

Forward cover letter and resume to Ehaye@petersenengineering.com

 

Visit our website www.petersenengineering.com

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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-$100 million) Passive House projects, we are a dynamic small firm (30 employees) that’s growing to meet the rising demand for high-performance building engineering services.

 

We are looking for an experienced engineer that is as passionate about practical 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 industry leading design and construction teams.

 

  • 5-15 years of experience engineering electrical systems in a variety of building types, multi-family, educational, healthcare, mixed use and industrial preferred.
  • Exceptional client facing skills
  • Experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams
  • Experience delegating and elevating junior staff
  • Revit proficiency
  • PE license

 

 

Compensation and Benefits

Our salaries and Paid Time Off are competitive with those offered by other MEP/FP firms in the Boston 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

 

Visit our website petersenengineering.com

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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!