Table 1Transition record

offshore renewable energy engineertosolar energy engineer

A offshore renewable energy engineer already meets 43% of what the solar energy engineer role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From offshore renewable energy engineer

43%

Overlap1

To solar energy engineer

30 Skills carried over

18 Required, not held

67.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 67.8

This move: 67.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the solar energy engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the offshore renewable energy engineer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A solar energy engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a offshore renewable energy engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held types of photovoltaic panels engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held conduct engineering site audits information skills
already held run simulations information skills
already held adjust voltage working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held utilise decision support system working with computers
already held electricity market business, administration and law

All 30 carried skills, including the 15 the solar energy engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 42 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 7 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held energy micro-generation technologies required
required, not held photovoltaic systems required
required, not held alternative energy required
required, not held power engineering required
required, not held solar energy required
required, not held solar products required
required, not held sustainable technologies required

optional, not held battery design optional
optional, not held smart grids systems optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain concentrated solar power systems required
required, not held operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating required
required, not held maintain solar energy systems required

optional, not held maintain photovoltaic systems optional

03 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held perform feasibility study on solar heating required
required, not held examine engineering principles required

optional, not held inspect facility sites optional
optional, not held perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held calculate solar panel orientation optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held design a solar heating system required
required, not held design solar energy systems required

optional, not held design a solar absorption cooling system optional
optional, not held design thermal equipment optional
optional, not held troubleshoot optional

05 working with computers 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held use thermal analysis required
required, not held create CAD drawings required

optional, not held use specific data analysis software optional
optional, not held perform data mining optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held provide information on solar panels required

optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a solar energy engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 30 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held adjust voltage skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held conduct engineering site audits skill
already held electrical engineering knowledge
already held energy knowledge
already held energy market knowledge
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held manage engineering project skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held promote sustainable energy skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held types of photovoltaic panels knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held analyse big data skill
already held assess financial viability skill
already held data storage knowledge
already held draw blueprints skill
already held electricity market knowledge
already held information extraction knowledge
already held perform project management skill
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held renewable energy knowledge
already held run simulations skill
already held statistical analysis system software knowledge
already held test procedures in electricity transmission skill
already held unstructured data knowledge
already held utilise decision support system skill
already held utilise machine learning skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held thermodynamics required

08 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 supplementary

optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held data mining optional
optional, not held information structure optional
optional, not held data analytics optional

09 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

10 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional

24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held use specific data analysis software optional
optional, not held battery design optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held data mining optional
optional, not held design a solar absorption cooling system optional
optional, not held design thermal equipment optional
optional, not held information structure optional
optional, not held inspect facility sites optional
optional, not held maintain photovoltaic systems optional
optional, not held perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling optional
optional, not held perform data mining optional
optional, not held smart grids systems optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held calculate solar panel orientation optional
optional, not held data analytics optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held state estimation optional
optional, not held troubleshoot optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

44 held skills the solar energy engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role advise on offshore renewable energies subjects skill
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct underwater surveys skill
not needed by the target role coordinate communication within a team skill
not needed by the target role coordinate electricity generation skill
not needed by the target role design automation components skill
not needed by the target role design offshore energy systems skill
not needed by the target role develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
not needed by the target role develop test procedures skill
not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect offshore constructions skill
not needed by the target role marine energy knowledge
not needed by the target role marine engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role maritime electric drives knowledge
not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
not needed by the target role oceanography knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore constructions and facilities knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore renewable energy technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role operate meteorological instruments skill
not needed by the target role oversee pre-assembly operations skill
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform hydrodynamics calculations skill
not needed by the target role prevent marine pollution skill
not needed by the target role report test findings skill
not needed by the target role research locations for offshore farms skill
not needed by the target role research ocean energy projects skill
not needed by the target role respond to electrical power contingencies skill
not needed by the target role review meteorological forecast data skill
not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
not needed by the target role survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment skill
not needed by the target role test sensors skill
not needed by the target role types of tidal stream generators knowledge
not needed by the target role types of wave energy converters knowledge

4 further entries not listed here

20 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held energy micro-generation technologies required
required, not held photovoltaic systems required
required, not held alternative energy required
required, not held power engineering required
required, not held solar energy required
required, not held solar products required
required, not held sustainable technologies required
required, not held thermodynamics required
optional, not held battery design optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held data mining optional
optional, not held information structure optional
optional, not held smart grids systems optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held data analytics optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held state estimation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from offshore renewable energy engineer

Full index of moves from offshore renewable energy engineer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.