Employment Percentage
1.880391587
SOC ID
17-2199
SOC Title
Engineers, All Other
ONET ID
17-2199.11
ONET Concat ID
17219911
Median Salary
104642.55
EMSI Interest Area Term
Ed Level High School
4.55
Ed Level Certificate
4.55
Ed Level Some College
4.55
Ed Level Associates
4.55
Ed Level Bachelors
81.82
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a Bachelor's degree
Career 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.
Core Tasks
- Create plans for solar energy system development, monitoring, and evaluation activities.
- Design or coordinate design of photovoltaic (PV) or solar thermal systems, including system components, for residential and commercial buildings.
- 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 electrical single-line diagrams, panel schedules, or connection diagrams for solar electric systems, using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
- Review specifications and recommend engineering or manufacturing changes to achieve solar design objectives.
- Develop design specifications and functional requirements for residential, commercial, or industrial solar energy systems or components.
- Provide technical direction or support to installation teams during installation, start-up, testing, system commissioning, or performance monitoring.
- Perform computer simulation of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation system performance or energy production to optimize efficiency.
- Develop standard operation procedures and quality or safety standards for solar installation work.
- Create checklists for review or inspection of completed solar installation projects.
- Test or evaluate photovoltaic (PV) cells or modules.
- Perform thermal, stress, or cost reduction analyses for solar systems.
Start Annual Earnings
58455.17
Top Annual Earnings
197011.57
EMSI Career Title Slug
solar-energy-systems-engineer