# Tools & technology — solar energy engineer

Source: O*NET 30.3 'Software Skills' for 17-2199.11.

| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Trimble SketchUp Pro | Computer aided design CAD software | yes |
| Salesforce software | Customer relationship management CRM software | yes |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| R | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Google Workspace software | Office suite software | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes |
| Bash | Operating system software | yes |
| Linux | Operating system software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software | yes |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes |
| Ansys Fluent | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Aurora HelioScope | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Data acquisition software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Data visualization software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Energy-10 | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Finite element method FEM software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| HOMER Micropower Optimization Model | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| National Instruments Compact FieldPoint System | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Optical Physics Technologies SUN_CHART | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| PV Optics | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| PVsyst | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Regional Energy Deployment System ReEDS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| RETScreen | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Simple Model of the Atmospheric Radiative Transfer of Sunshine SMARTS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Simulation software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| SKM Systems Analysis Power Tools | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Solar Advisor Model | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment SWERA | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| SOLAR-2 | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| SolTrace | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Autodesk AutoCAD LT | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Computer aided design and drafting CADD software | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| IMSI TurboCAD | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Database software | Data base user interface and query software |  |
| National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software |  |
| Software development tools | Development environment software |  |
| Oracle Hyperion | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |  |
| ETAP | Geographic information system |  |
| Geographic information system GIS systems | Geographic information system |  |
| Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software | Industrial control software |  |
| Global positioning system GPS software | Mobile location based services software |  |
| Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS) | Object or component oriented development software |  |
| Debugging software | Program testing software |  |

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 18 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Tools

- AutoCAD — **56 %**
- PVSyst — **28 %**
- Helioscope — **22 %**
- Revit — **17 %**

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