Senior Electric Home Design Specialist
3 days ago
Full time role
Hybrid · Remote · Denver, CO, US
About Zero Homes
At Zero Homes, our mission is to electrify the world’s homes for healthy and sustainable living. With 145 million homes in the United States and residential buildings accounting for 20% of global climate emissions, there is an extraordinary opportunity to impact decarbonization. Zero Homes is pioneering the transition to an all-electric future with our technology. Our focus is on making home electrification accessible, affordable, and delightful. Join our team to help lead the charge and accelerate the energy transition.
About the Role
We are a dynamic, high-growth climate company seeking a new team member who understands building systems and gets excited about improving the comfort, efficiency, and carbon footprint of homes. This role will include direct customer engagement to help homeowners electrify their homes – all done virtually through our digital platform.
We are hiring an Electric Home Design Specialist to be our in-house technical expert. This role will involve completing Manual J/S with HVAC design software, scoping electrical requirements and upgrades to NEC 220.83 standards, specifying water heater and battery upgrades, and scoping weatherization projects.
The Home Design Specialist will work closely with home comfort advisors, sales teams, and installation managers to ensure systems are designed according to customer specifications, building codes, and energy efficiency standards. This role will also support the development of design documents, plans, specifications, and quotes, ensuring that high-quality solutions are delivered by our Field Operations team. Ultimately, the Electric Home Design Specialist will be responsible for establishing quality control processes that ensure all designs and heat pump solutions going to customers meet Zero Homes’ rigorous standards.
What You Bring
- 2+ years of all electric home design experience and/or relevant deep technical experience, including heat load calculations, equipment selection, and energy modeling
- Deep understanding of residential buildings (i.e., Building Science, residential mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), heat pump technology, and heat pump products
- Fluency in data-driven tooling and software, such as spreadsheets, python, etc.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; we want team players
Nice to Have
- BPI-Analyst/Professional
- HVAC sales experience or home energy assessment experience
- Ability to speak Spanish or other languages to support customers or partners whose native language is not English
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field preferred, but not required
Zero Homes is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. We encourage you to apply even if you believe that you do not meet all of the above criteria!