Solar Energy Systems Engineers
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.
Also called: Energy Systems Laboratory Director, Engineering Vice President, Renewable Energy Division Manager, Solar Engineer
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
- design
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- physics
Skills:
- reading work related information
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Abilites:
- read and understand what is written
- listen and understand what people say
- use rules to solve problems
- come up with lots of ideas
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Achievement/Effort
- Cooperation
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
- SolTrace
- The MathWorks MATLAB
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
Development environment software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- National Instruments LabVIEW
