Description
Conduct site-specific engineering analyses for solar and energy-efficiency projects in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. Design and optimize photovoltaic and solar thermal systems for new and existing structures, applying knowledge of structural loads, local climate, codes, solar technologies, and thermodynamics.
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
Engineering and Technology
- • Computers and Electronics
- • Engineering and Technology
- • Design
- • Building and Construction
- • Mechanical
Mathematics and Science
- • Mathematics
- • Physics
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Fluency of Ideas
- • Originality
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Quantitative Abilities
- • Mathematical Reasoning
- • Number Facility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
Spatial Abilities
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
- • Mathematics
- • Science
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Persuasion
- • Instructing
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
- • Systems Evaluation
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Related specializations
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
