SOLAR ENGINEER

What is a Solar Engineer?

Solar engineers create solar cells that collect and store the sun's rays. They work with clients to design, plan, and implement solar energy projects for cities, businesses, and homeowners.

 What Do Solar Engineers Do?

Solar engineers plan, design, and implement solar energy projects. They may manage anything from large-scale municipal projects to home rooftop installations.

Solar engineers may also need to report on the efficiency, cost, and safety of the project. The engineer may also be on call to deal with outages, emergencies, and system maintenance.

How to Become a Solar Engineer?

One has to follow the below-mentioned steps for becoming a Solar Engineer:-

Step 1

Aspiring candidate needs to complete their 10+2 class in the Non-Medical stream (with Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry as main subjects) from a recognized board.

Step 2

After the 12th class, they have to go for further Bachelor’s Degree courses related to Solar Engineering from some recognized colleges/universities. Students may have to appear in state or all India level entrance tests for getting admission to these courses in some of the reputed institutes.

Engineering Degree Courses-

B.E/B.Tech. (Solar and Alternate Engineering)

B.Tech.(Energy Technology)

B.Tech.(Mechanical/Electrical)

B.Tech.(Industrial Engineering)

Some of the Entrance Tests for these Courses-

UPES Entrance Exam

JEE – Joint Entrance Test

Step 3

After completing candidates can also go for further Master’s Degree courses like M.Tech. (Solar Power Engineering)  etc. as at some of the places it is credited during offering jobs especially for research or managing jobs. 

Institutes offering Courses for Solar Engineer

UPES, Dehradun

Amity Institute of Renewable and Alternative Energy,  Noida

Amity Institute of Energy and Environment, New Delhi

Institute of Energy Studies, Anna University, Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology.

Solar Engineer Career Prospects

A qualified Solar Engineer has an array of options available from being a Solar Installer, a Photovoltaic designer to a Solar Project Analyst.

In India, there are more than 150 industries in the field of manufacturing Solar Power production products like Solar Panels, Frames, Invertors, Solar Lights and Solar Gadgets, etc. Solar engineers can get handsome jobs in these units across India. Those with entrepreneurial skills can opt for their own manufacturing units.

Marketing and Sales is one of the most regarding options in the field of Solar Energy. Thus Solar engineers can also opt for marketing Solar Power Production Products.

Solar Engineers who are interested in fieldwork can work as installers. Installers are in high demand. However, the prospective installer may have to obtain a mandatory license to work in the overseas market.

Solar Engineer Salary

The starting monthly salary of a Solar Engineer is around Rs.25,000 plus other perks. However, there is a steep rise in the pay package once a Solar Engineer gets some experience in the field.

There is no upper limit for those who opt for manufacturing and installation work in the field.

Source

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