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Solar Energy Systems Engineers
$104.6K Median Salary 11K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 2.7% Job Growth
About This Career
Perform site-specific engineering analysis or evaluation of energy efficiency and solar projects involving residential, commercial, or industrial customers. Design solar domestic hot water and space heating systems for new and existing structures, applying knowledge of structural energy requirements, local climates, solar technology, and thermodynamics.
Reported Job Titles
Consulting Engineer, Engineer, Photovoltaic System Designer (PV System Designer), Power Systems Engineer, Project Engineer, Research Engineer, Solar Design Engineer, Solar Designer, Solar Energy Engineer, Solar Engineer
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Deductive Reasoning
Problem Sensitivity
Written Comprehension
Written Expression
Fluency of Ideas
Inductive Reasoning
Oral Expression
Oral Comprehension
Information Ordering
Mathematical Reasoning
Category Flexibility
Originality
Near Vision
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Far Vision
Flexibility of Closure
Number Facility
Selective Attention
Visualization
Knowledge
Engineering and Technology
Design
Building and Construction
Mathematics
Mechanical
Computers and Electronics
Physics
Administration and Management
English Language
Skills
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Complex Problem Solving
Speaking
Writing
Active Listening
Judgment and Decision Making
Mathematics
Active Learning
Monitoring
Science
Coordination
Instructing
Persuasion
Social Perceptiveness
Systems Evaluation
Time Management
Technology Skills
Analytical or scientific software
Presentation software
Computer aided design CAD software
Development environment software
Object or component oriented development software
Data base user interface and query software
Geographic information system
Operating system software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Mobile location based services software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Customer relationship management CRM software
Office suite software
Word processing software
Program testing software
Project management software
Web platform development software
Industrial control software
Process mapping and design software
Tools
Semiconductor process systems
Spectrometers
Power meters
Scanning electron microscopes
Laboratory mechanical convection ovens
Ammeters
Ageing ovens
Laboratory evaporators
Potentiometers
Solar radiation surface observing apparatus
Thermo gravimetry analyzers
Infrared dryers
Refrigerated and heated reach in environmental or growth chambers
Signal generators
Fish tape
Calorimeters
Photocopiers
Laminators
Resistance thermometers
Orbital shakers
Infrared imagers
Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers
Tension testers
Transmission electron microscopes
Extruders
Tube furnaces
Coulometers
Load frame
Thickness measuring devices
Flexure or transverse testing machines
Moisture meters
Capacitance meters
X ray diffraction equipment
Polarimeters
Metal testing instruments
Scanning probe microscopes
Electrical frequency meters
Liquid chromatographs
Hand held camcorders or video cameras
Portable data input terminals
Thermocouples
Isolation glove boxes
Spectrophotometers
Semiconductor testers
Plotter printers
Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
Pocket calculator
Ultrasonic cleaning equipment
Analytical balances
Optical character recognition systems
Voltage or current meters
Videoscopes
Frequency calibrator or simulator
Infrared spectrometers
Laser fax machine
Graphic recorders
Multi gas monitors
Colorimeters
Roughness measuring instruments
Megohmmeters
Brushless motor DC
Binocular light compound microscopes
Shear strength testers
Abrasion testers
Goniometers or arthrometers
Hardness testers
Rheometers
Compression testers
Impact testers
Graphics tablets
Hipot testers
pH meters
Mass spectrometers
Laser printers
Strain gauges
Electrometers
Creep testers
Lasers
Personal computers
Fatigue testers
Vacuum ovens
