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 39 Renewable Energy Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 941 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 $123,377.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $123,377.
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 $112,606.
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 | 70.14% |
| Master's Degree | 34.01% |
| Doctoral Degree | 4.25% |
| Other | 2.98% |
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 | 15.92% |
| 3 to 5 years | 39.39% |
| 6 to 8 years | 28.07% |
| 9+ years | 16.62% |
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 (33.16%)
- Coordinating (25.82%)
- Presentations (24.76%)
- Operations (23.59%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (19.98%)
- Management (19.66%)
- Problem Solving (19.66%)
- Leadership (19.45%)
- Interpersonal Communications (17.96%)
- Writing (17.43%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Electrical Engineering (39.69%)
- Procurement (24.92%)
- Renewable Energy (57.55%)
- Construction (24.92%)
- Project Management (40.02%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- AutoCAD Civil 3D (10.69%)
- PVsyst (9.59%)
- Renewable Energy Systems (8.93%)
- Project Proposals (13.01%)
- Project Engineering (10.92%)
- Electrical Power Transmission And Distribution (14.88%)
- Data Analysis (6.39%)
- Project Implementation (11.58%)
- Computer-Aided Design (8.16%)
- Computing Platforms (11.58%)
- Relays (12.68%)
- ETAP (14.88%)
- Feasibility Studies (8.49%)
- Engineering Analysis (3.2%)
- Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) (20.29%)
- Electrical Systems (10.8%)
- Automation (3.86%)
- AutoCAD (15.1%)
- Modbus (12.13%)
- Auditing (13.12%)
- Civil Engineering (13.01%)
- Control Systems (17.75%)
- Business Development (19.18%)
- Electric Power Systems (19.07%)
- Construction Engineering (11.8%)
- Construction Management (8.93%)
- Stormwater Management (8.27%)
- Due Diligence (7.06%)
- Short Circuits (12.13%)
- Systems Design (5.07%)
- Transmission (8.38%)
- Engineering Design Process (28.11%)
- Grading (Landscape) (9.48%)
- Python (Programming Language) (9.92%)
- Load Flow Analysis (10.14%)
- Mechanical Engineering (6.28%)
- National Electrical Safety Code (7.28%)
- Real-Time Operating Systems (6.84%)
- Electrical Substation (13.45%)
- Commissioning (17.64%)
- Power System Simulator For Engineering (7.94%)
- Subcontracting (8.05%)
- Visual Basic For Applications (11.03%)
- Human Machine Interfaces (11.69%)
- Industry Standards (12.57%)
- Programming Languages (7.72%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- SEL RTAC (11.03%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Procurement (42.72%)
- Project Management (68.62%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Renewable Energy Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- SCADA Engineer
- Power Systems Engineer
- Renewable Energy Consultant
- Site Operator
- Renewable Energy Intern
- Renewable Energy Manager
- Engineer
- Renewable Energy Development Manager
- Field 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.
- Solar Engineer
- Electrical Engineering Manager
- Electrical Design Manager
- Electrical Engineer (General)
- Utilities & Power Distribution Engineer
- Electrical Project Engineer
- Energy Analyst / Auditor
- Engineering Project Manager
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
- Black & Veatch (98)
- Jacobs Solutions (55)
- Sargent & Lundy (26)
- Jobot (26)
- Tetra Tech (21)
- Barr Engineering Co. (20)
- Goldstone Partners (20)
- WSP Global (18)
- Power System Engineering, Inc. (Pse) (16)
- Ramboll (16)
North Carolina
- Black & Veatch (8)
- Southern Company (6)
- Delta Oaks Group (6)
- Ramboll (4)
- Jobot (4)
- Goldstone Partners (2)
- Storlytics Energy Storage (1)
- Powersecure (1)
- HDR (1)
- ICF International (1)
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