solar energy engineer

Description

Solar energy engineers design systems which generate electrical energy from sunlight, such as photovoltaic systems. They design and construct systems which optimise the energy output from solar power, and the sustainability of the production process of solar systems.

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Related skills

• adjust engineering designs (essential · skill/competence)
• adjust voltage (essential · skill/competence)
• alternative energy (essential · knowledge)
• approve engineering design (essential · skill/competence)
• conduct engineering site audits (essential · skill/competence)
• create CAD drawings (essential · skill/competence)
• design a solar heating system (essential · skill/competence)
• design solar energy systems (essential · skill/competence)
• electrical engineering (essential · knowledge)
• energy (essential · knowledge)
• energy market (essential · knowledge)
• energy micro-generation technologies (essential · knowledge)
• engineering principles (essential · knowledge)
• engineering processes (essential · knowledge)
• examine engineering principles (essential · skill/competence)
• maintain concentrated solar power systems (essential · skill/competence)
• maintain solar energy systems (essential · skill/competence)
• manage engineering project (essential · skill/competence)
• operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating (essential · skill/competence)
• perform feasibility study on solar heating (essential · skill/competence)
• perform scientific research (essential · skill/competence)
• photovoltaic systems (essential · knowledge)
• power engineering (essential · knowledge)
• promote sustainable energy (essential · skill/competence)
• provide information on solar panels (essential · skill/competence)
• solar energy (essential · knowledge)
• solar products (essential · knowledge)
• sustainable technologies (essential · knowledge)
• technical drawings (essential · knowledge)
• thermodynamics (essential · knowledge)
• types of photovoltaic panels (essential · knowledge)
• use technical drawing software (essential · skill/competence)
• use thermal analysis (essential · skill/competence)
• analyse big data (optional · skill/competence)
• analyse test data (optional · skill/competence)
• assess financial viability (optional · skill/competence)
• battery design (optional · knowledge)
• business intelligence (optional · knowledge)
• calculate solar panel orientation (optional · skill/competence)
• cloud technologies (optional · knowledge)
• data analytics (optional · knowledge)
• data mining (optional · knowledge)
• data storage (optional · knowledge)
• design a solar absorption cooling system (optional · skill/competence)
• design thermal equipment (optional · skill/competence)
• draw blueprints (optional · skill/competence)
• electricity market (optional · knowledge)
• fluid mechanics (optional · knowledge)
• industrial heating systems (optional · knowledge)
• information extraction (optional · knowledge)
• information structure (optional · knowledge)
• inspect facility sites (optional · skill/competence)
• maintain photovoltaic systems (optional · skill/competence)
• perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling (optional · skill/competence)
• perform data mining (optional · skill/competence)
• perform project management (optional · skill/competence)
• quality standards (optional · knowledge)
• read engineering drawings (optional · skill/competence)
• renewable energy (optional · knowledge)
• run simulations (optional · skill/competence)
• smart grids systems (optional · knowledge)
• state estimation (optional · knowledge)
• statistical analysis system software (optional · knowledge)
• test procedures in electricity transmission (optional · skill/competence)
• troubleshoot (optional · skill/competence)
• unstructured data (optional · knowledge)
• use CAD software (optional · skill/competence)
• use specific data analysis software (optional · skill/competence)
• utilise decision support system (optional · skill/competence)
• utilise machine learning (optional · skill/competence)
• visual presentation techniques (optional · knowledge)
• wear appropriate protective gear (optional · skill/competence)

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