The expanding solar & storage industry offers careers for people of all levels of education and experience. Explore 24 occupations across 4 industry sectors and find your path.
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Run, monitor, and program computerized machinery to produce precisely crafted component parts essential to solar technologies.
Find Related Courses →Set up, test, and adjust plant machinery and equipment using electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or computer technologies.
Find Related Courses →Identify quality problems in solar component production and recommend and implement solutions.
Find Related Courses →Research, design, test, and supervise the development and performance of equipment and components for solar PV systems.
Find Related Courses →Provide technical leadership and support for manufacturers in the design and development of new solar products, components, and equipment.
Find Related Courses →Study structures and chemical properties of materials including semiconductors, polymers, and glass. Improve or invent new processes and materials for solar products.
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Devise small-scale photovoltaic systems, grid-tied and standalone, for individual homes and multifamily housing.
Find Related Courses →Work with engineers in applying engineering principles to plan, design, evaluate, and improve solar energy equipment performance.
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Experts in large-scale generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power. Provide research and analysis to integrate solar energy into the grid.
Find Related Courses →Perform site-specific engineering analysis of commercial, industrial, or utility-scale solar projects and design large PV or solar thermal systems.
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Evaluate sites in-person or remotely to determine energy harvest potential, then make system recommendations to potential customers.
Find Related Courses →Contact prospective customers to determine solar energy needs. Evaluate and recommend systems, estimate cost benefits, and follow up.
Find Related Courses →Examine solar-related structures using construction experience to determine structural soundness and compliance with codes.
Find Related Courses →Provide a critical link between engineering, procurement, and construction by using the best technologies for effective solar energy solutions.
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Assemble and mount photovoltaic systems on roofs or other structures in compliance with system design schematics.
Find Related Courses →Carry out physical labor tasks at utility-scale, commercial, and residential solar projects in compliance with design schematics.
Find Related Courses →Set up and maintain sophisticated battery storage equipment and wiring that connects to solar energy systems.
Find Related Courses →The solid core of the solar industry. Set up and maintain equipment and wiring that connects a solar energy system to the electrical grid.
Find Related Courses →Perform operations and maintenance on large-scale PV systems with sophisticated instrumentation and controls.
Find Related Courses →Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures for PV systems ensuring code compliance.
Find Related Courses →Lead teams of PV Installers at a worksite. Motivate and coordinate crews, verify safety procedures, and provide quality assurance.
Find Related Courses →Coordinate all workers and materials in a solar installation, managing time and budgets, translating between engineers and field installers.
Find Related Courses →Transmit the industry's fundamental principles and best practices in science, technology, craft, and safety to students at every level.
Find Related Courses →Plan and direct solar installation projects, submitting bids, pulling permits, and managing material, labor, and equipment.
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