Solar Energy Engineer

A solar energy engineer designs and improves systems that turn sunlight into electricity, from rooftop panels on homes to large solar farms. You analyze a site, estimate how much power it can produce, choose panels, inverters, and batteries, and prepare electrical drawings and technical documents. You work with software for design and modeling, coordinate with installers, utilities, and permitting offices, and sometimes visit sites to check conditions or solve problems. The job mixes office work with field visits, and it requires constant attention to safety codes and standards.