3.8 KiB
3.8 KiB
Competences — solar energy engineer
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/42dbb769-4c91-47dc-bd16-ec8e70c4180f).
Essential
- adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
- adjust voltage (skill/competence)
- alternative energy (knowledge)
- approve engineering design (skill/competence)
- conduct engineering site audits (skill/competence)
- create CAD drawings (skill/competence)
- design a solar heating system (skill/competence)
- design solar energy systems (skill/competence)
- electrical engineering (knowledge)
- energy (knowledge)
- energy market (knowledge)
- energy micro-generation technologies (knowledge)
- engineering principles (knowledge)
- engineering processes (knowledge)
- examine engineering principles (skill/competence)
- maintain concentrated solar power systems (skill/competence)
- maintain solar energy systems (skill/competence)
- manage engineering project (skill/competence)
- operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating (skill/competence)
- perform feasibility study on solar heating (skill/competence)
- perform scientific research (skill/competence)
- photovoltaic systems (knowledge)
- power engineering (knowledge)
- promote sustainable energy (skill/competence)
- provide information on solar panels (skill/competence)
- solar energy (knowledge)
- solar products (knowledge)
- sustainable technologies (knowledge)
- technical drawings (knowledge)
- thermodynamics (knowledge)
- types of photovoltaic panels (knowledge)
- use technical drawing software (skill/competence)
- use thermal analysis (skill/competence)
Optional
- analyse big data (skill/competence)
- analyse test data (skill/competence)
- assess financial viability (skill/competence)
- battery design (knowledge)
- business intelligence (knowledge)
- calculate solar panel orientation (skill/competence)
- cloud technologies (knowledge)
- data analytics (knowledge)
- data mining (knowledge)
- data storage (knowledge)
- design a solar absorption cooling system (skill/competence)
- design thermal equipment (skill/competence)
- draw blueprints (skill/competence)
- electricity market (knowledge)
- fluid mechanics (knowledge)
- industrial heating systems (knowledge)
- information extraction (knowledge)
- information structure (knowledge)
- inspect facility sites (skill/competence)
- maintain photovoltaic systems (skill/competence)
- perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling (skill/competence)
- perform data mining (skill/competence)
- perform project management (skill/competence)
- quality standards (knowledge)
- read engineering drawings (skill/competence)
- renewable energy (knowledge)
- run simulations (skill/competence)
- smart grids systems (knowledge)
- state estimation (knowledge)
- statistical analysis system software (knowledge)
- test procedures in electricity transmission (skill/competence)
- troubleshoot (skill/competence)
- unstructured data (knowledge)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)
- use specific data analysis software (skill/competence)
- utilise decision support system (skill/competence)
- utilise machine learning (skill/competence)
- visual presentation techniques (knowledge)
- wear appropriate protective gear (skill/competence)
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.
Hard skills
- electrical engineering — 22 %
- pv system design — 22 %
- solar pv system design — 22 %
- code compliance — 17 %
- commissioning — 17 %
Responsibilities
- system design — 17 %