Renewable Energy Engineer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Renewable Energy Engineer develops engineering and systems for energy produced from renewable sources such as solar energy, wind energy and hydropower.

Job Outlook

There were 35 Renewable Energy Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1097 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Energy Engineer industry, which includes the Renewable Energy Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Renewable Energy Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $105,786.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $105,786.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Renewable Energy Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $92,671.

Education and Experience

Posted Renewable Energy Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	69.83%
Master's Degree	28.99%
Doctoral Degree	3.74%
Other	2.46%

Posted Renewable Energy Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	16.14%
3 to 5 years	36.87%
6 to 8 years	14.13%
9+ years	32.86%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Renewable Energy Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Communication (44.3%)
Operations (36.46%)
Writing (32%)
Planning (30.26%)
Research (24.7%)
Coordinating (24.25%)
Management (22.61%)
Leadership (20.24%)
Problem Solving (18.14%)
Interpersonal Communications (16.5%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Computer-Aided Design (19.24%)
Electrical Engineering (49.24%)
Business Development (18.95%)
Renewable Energy (44.1%)
Fuel Cells (15.14%)
Project Management (46.95%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

PVsyst (8%)
Renewable Energy Systems (5.81%)
AutoCAD Civil 3D (7.9%)
Project Engineering (16.95%)
Project Implementation (14.29%)
Program Development (15.05%)
AutoCAD (14.29%)
Thought Leadership (16.19%)
Business Process Modeling (15.05%)
Electrical Systems (9.43%)
Business Modeling (14.95%)
Control Systems (8.19%)
Civil Engineering (10.29%)
Python (Programming Language) (8.48%)
Electronic Engineering (15.05%)
Construction (15.62%)
Business Software (14.86%)
Distributed Generation (9.43%)
Engineering Design Process (16%)
ETAP (11.14%)
Financial Planning (15.05%)
Feasibility Studies (6.67%)
Data Analysis (4.29%)
Financial Modeling (16.29%)
Mechanical Engineering (6.86%)
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) (9.62%)
Procurement (11.81%)
Power System Simulator For Engineering (6.19%)
Real-Time Operating Systems (5.43%)
Transmission (6.57%)
Short Circuits (8%)
Construction Management (8.19%)
Load Flow Analysis (7.62%)
Market Trend (15.43%)
Programming Languages (6.1%)
Public Utility (6.19%)
Electric Vehicles (15.81%)
Quantitative Analysis (14.95%)
Commissioning (4.1%)
Electric Power Systems (15.33%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Renewable Energy Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Power Systems Engineer
Project Engineer
Renewable Energy Intern
Site Operator
Renewable Energy Manager
Engineer
Renewable Energy Development Manager
Field Engineer
Controls Engineer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Renewable Energy Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

CDM Smith (162)
Black & Veatch (67)
Jacobs Engineering Group (49)
Sargent & Lundy (38)
Tetra Tech (25)
Actalent (19)
RWE (19)
WSP Global (17)
Ramboll (16)
Timmons Group (16)

North Carolina

Black & Veatch (6)
CDM Smith (6)
Ramboll (4)
HDR (3)
Delta Oaks Group (2)
Job Juncture (2)
Belcan (1)
Thinkbac Consulting (1)
Sargent & Lundy (1)
ICF International (1)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

Engineering – 2+2 Undergraduate Degrees

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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