From steam engineer to solar energy engineer
10 of the 33 essential skills of a solar energy engineer are already essential for a steam engineer — about 30% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from steam engineer in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 23
- would be new
- 30%
- of the target job covered
- 33
- essential skills of a solar energy engineer
What a solar energy engineer does
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.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
23 skillsEssential for a solar energy engineer and not for a steam engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adjust voltage
- alternative energy
- conduct engineering site audits
- create CAD drawings
- design a solar heating system
- design solar energy systems
- electrical engineering
- energy micro-generation technologies
- examine engineering principles
- maintain concentrated solar power systems
- maintain solar energy systems
- manage engineering project
- operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating
- perform feasibility study on solar heating
- photovoltaic systems
- power engineering
- promote sustainable energy
- provide information on solar panels
- solar energy
- solar products
- sustainable technologies
- types of photovoltaic panels
- use thermal analysis
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How far are you from being a solar energy engineer?
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