According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for use in the design of residential or commercial solar power systems. | 89% |
| Create plans for solar energy system development, monitoring, and evaluation activities. | 88% |
| Design or coordinate design of photovoltaic (PV) or solar thermal systems, including system components, for residential and commercial buildings. | 88% |
| Provide technical direction or support to installation teams during installation, start-up, testing, system commissioning, or performance monitoring. | 86% |
| Create electrical single-line diagrams, panel schedules, or connection diagrams for solar electric systems, using computer-aided design (CAD) software. | 84% |
| Perform computer simulation of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation system performance or energy production to optimize efficiency. | 82% |
| Review specifications and recommend engineering or manufacturing changes to achieve solar design objectives. | 77% |
| Develop design specifications and functional requirements for residential, commercial, or industrial solar energy systems or components. | 76% |
| Develop standard operation procedures and quality or safety standards for solar installation work. | 73% |
| Create checklists for review or inspection of completed solar installation projects. | 71% |
| Perform thermal, stress, or cost reduction analyses for solar systems. | 64% |
| Test or evaluate photovoltaic (PV) cells or modules. | 57% |
| Design or develop vacuum tube collector systems for solar applications. | 35% |
