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Where a solar energy engineer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a solar energy engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

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.

Also known as solar energies engineer, solar energy engineering consultant, solar engineer, solar energy systems engineer, solar power engineer, solar energy technology engineer, solar energy technology engineering adviser, solar energy engineering adviser, solar energy engineering expert, solar energy technology engineering expert, solar energy technology engineering specialist, solar energy technology engineering consultant.

Professionals 72 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: energy systems engineer, 51%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
energy systems engineer 51% covered steam engineer 50% covered renewable energy engineer 49% covered thermal engineer 44% covered hydropower engineer 43% covered solar energy engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from solar energy engineer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a solar energy engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A solar energy engineer needs 33 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • maintain concentrated solar power systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • design solar energy systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • maintain solar energy systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use thermal analysis working with computers
  • types of photovoltaic panels engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • design a solar heating system communication, collaboration and creativity
  • operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • conduct engineering site audits information skills
  • perform feasibility study on solar heating information skills
  • photovoltaic systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a solar energy engineer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Solar energy engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a solar energy engineer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.