The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) is looking for current students to support the TechBridge Program in tracking advanced energy technologies. This is an opportunity to work in one of the world's leading research organizations to develop technology development plans to support the commercialization of alternative energy technologies and international technology transfer.

The primary objective of this role is to identify early stage energy technologies, create summary reports and develop an online database of these records. Reporting to the TechBridge Program Director, you'll be a key part of an energetic, innovative and dynamic team that shares a commitment to engineering excellence, combined with a passion for sustainable energy technology.  

Principal Responsibilities: 

• Evaluate alternative energy technologies to identify potential impact in current industry.
• Perform technical research and analysis to uncover metrics for assessing technology development in a particular domain.
• Identify potential technologies available within Fraunhofer labs to meet stated client needs.
• Explore resource gaps in current technology development landscape for clean energy technologies.

Required Experience and Education:

• Engineering or science field of study preferred, with some business or economics courses.
• Prior project or work experience in the evaluation of alternative energy technologies.
• Excellent communication and writing skills required.
• Self-starter with entrepreneurial spirit.

About Fraunhofer CSE:

The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) is a contract R&D organization based in Cambridge, MA.  CSE, created as a partnership of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), the State of Massachusetts and MIT, is dedicated to serving the applied research needs of the sustainable energy industry, helping established industry players and newcomers alike develop clean energy technologies from the laboratory to the production line.  The Center focuses on two key areas: building energy efficiency and next generation photovoltaic modules development.