Senior Research Engineer

Apply your technical skills to make a real impact in the fight against climate change and the inequities of its impacts. We are seeking a Senior Research Engineer to join our Research & Innovation team. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, leading multidisciplinary projects, mentoring colleagues, and helping shape the next generation of climate and energy solutions.

We inspire bold ideas to tackle big energy challenges. Our work spans energy efficiency, community energy planning, equitable building decarbonization, emerging technologies, and green financing. We collaborate with governments, utilities, and community-based organizations to discover, test, and scale solutions that work for real people in real communities. We are optimistic, inclusive, and ambitious about our impact—and we’re looking for someone who shares that drive.

Our Research & Innovation team is a national leader in understanding the real-world impacts of new solutions for addressing climate change. We study, develop, and test the next generation of energy solutions across multiple sectors of the economy.

Our ideal Senior Energy Engineer is an experienced technical leader who thrives in a collaborative, project-based environment. You bring deep expertise in building energy systems and enjoy tackling complex engineering challenges that advance energy efficiency, electrification, and decarbonization.

You are equally comfortable leading technical analysis, managing multidisciplinary projects, mentoring colleagues, and communicating with clients and stakeholders. You're curious about emerging technologies, motivated by real-world impact, and excited to help shape new research, consulting services, and business opportunities that accelerate climate solutions.

Unlike traditional engineering consulting, this role combines applied engineering, field research, emerging technologies, and strategic problem solving. Our engineers work across research, demonstration projects, policy, and technical assistance—helping shape how buildings and communities decarbonize rather than simply designing individual systems.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds. You are key to our success by demonstrating our values, engaging in our mission, and creating results that produce enduring economic and environmental benefits for all. While we’re mostly remote, Slipstream can only hire in select states (outlined in the application). Since much of our current work is in the Midwest and Northeast, being based in those regions is a plus. We have offices in Madison, WI and Chicago, IL.