Will “Solar Engineer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Unknown Chance of Automation

Sadly, the research paper did not provide any information about this occupation. Maybe have a look at our directory?

Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2199.11

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Solar Energy Systems Engineers”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Solar Engineer”

Develop design specifications and functional requirements for residential, commercial, or industrial solar energy systems or components.
Design or develop vacuum tube collector systems for solar applications.
Develop standard operation procedures and quality or safety standards for solar installation work.
Create plans for solar energy system development, monitoring, and evaluation activities.
Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for use in the design of residential or commercial solar power systems.
Design or coordinate design of photovoltaic (PV) or solar thermal systems, including system components, for residential and commercial buildings.
Perform thermal, stress, or cost reduction analyses for solar systems.
Provide technical direction or support to installation teams during installation, start-up, testing, system commissioning, or performance monitoring.
Create electrical single-line diagrams, panel schedules, or connection diagrams for solar electric systems, using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
Perform computer simulation of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation system performance or energy production to optimize efficiency.
Review specifications and recommend engineering or manufacturing changes to achieve solar design objectives.
Create checklists for review or inspection of completed solar installation projects.
Test or evaluate photovoltaic (PV) cells or modules.

Related Technology & Tools

Spectrophotometers
Hardness testers
Vacuum ovens
Electron energy loss spectrometers
Vacuum laminators
Spectroscopic ellipsometers
Shear testers
Copy machines
Photoluminescence spectrometers
Pull testers
Graphics tablets
Abrasion testers
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
Atomic absorption spectrometers
Thermal cyclers
Solar simulators
Photovoltaic array simulators
Permeation testers
Vacuum evaporators
Environmental chambers
Load frames
Digital resistance thermometers
Spin coaters
Personal computers
Digital pattern generators
Fatigue testers
Humidity ovens
Current versus voltage IV curve tracers
Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition PECVD systems
Digital imaging microscopes
Lasers
Laser printers
Electron beam evaporators
Accelerated weathering machines
Polarographic analyzers
Phase angle meters
Ion mills
Mask aligners
pH meters
Voltmeters
Power quality meters
Laser facsimile machines
Spectrocolorimeters
Reactive power meters
Pyranometers
Mechanical shakers
Apparent power meters
Flow coulometric detectors
High-precision balances
Fluorescence spectrophotometers
Rheometers
Energy dispersive x-ray spectrometers EDS
Differential scanning calorimeters
Hand calculators
Chronopotentiometers
Electrometers
Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
Goniometers
Plotters
Field emission scanning electron microscopes FESEM
Mass spectrometers
Liquid chromatographs LC
Thermogravimetric analyzers
Coulometers
Thermocouples
Ultrasonic cleaners
Direct current DC power supplies
Film extruders
Creep testers
Reflectance spectrometers
Laboratory tube furnaces
X ray diffractometers
Picoammeters
Impact testers
Transmission electron microscopes TEM
Potentiostats
Sputtering systems
Hipot testers
Thermopiles
Video cameras
Flexure testers
Optical scanners
Optical compound microscopes
Data loggers
Inductance capacitance resistance LCR meters
Tensile testers
Focused ion beam FIB systems
Ultraviolet UV exposure units
Inert atmosphere glove boxes
Ion beam assisted deposition IBAD systems
Scanning probe microscopes SPM
Surface profilometers
Lifetime testers
Moisture analyzers
Raman spectrometers
Recording ammeters
Compression testers
Bench ovens
Infrared cameras
X-ray photoelectron spectrometers
Irradiance detectors
Strain gauges
Meggers
Micromanipulators
Adhesion testers
Auger electron spectrometers

PV Optics
Finite element method FEM software
Simple Model of the Atmospheric Radiative Transfer of Sunshine SMARTS
PVsyst
The MathWorks MATLAB
RETScreen
Microsoft PowerPoint
TurboCAD IMSI
Simulation software
ANSYS FLUENT
SolTrace
Autodesk AutoCAD LT
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Office
Data acquisition software
HOMER Micropower Optimization Model
SOLAR-2
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
National Instruments Compact FieldPoint System
Regional Energy Deployment System ReEDS
Global positioning system GPS software
Solar Advisor Model
National Instruments LabVIEW
Microsoft Project
Energy-10
Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment SWERA
Microsoft Word
Optical Physics Technologies SUN_CHART
Microsoft Excel
Autodesk AutoCAD