Will “Solar Energy Systems Designer” 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 Energy Systems Designer”

Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for use in the design of residential or commercial solar power systems.
Create plans for solar energy system development, monitoring, and evaluation activities.
Design or develop vacuum tube collector systems for solar applications.
Review specifications and recommend engineering or manufacturing changes to achieve solar design objectives.
Create checklists for review or inspection of completed solar installation projects.
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.
Develop design specifications and functional requirements for residential, commercial, or industrial solar energy systems or components.
Develop standard operation procedures and quality or safety standards for solar installation work.
Test or evaluate photovoltaic (PV) cells or modules.
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.
Design or coordinate design of photovoltaic (PV) or solar thermal systems, including system components, for residential and commercial buildings.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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