RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGINEER
Energy engineers develop new processes and improve existing ones for the generation of energy from renewable sources. They work on the economic and technical aspects of wind farms and solar farms, use modelling software and ensure that processes comply with environmental legislation whilst enabling companies to remain competitive.
Qualities and skills
- Organisation
- Creativity and innovation
- Rigour
- Proactive and persuasive
- Interpersonal skills
- Ability to bring people together and chair meetings involving several participants
- Independence
- Teaching skills and the ability to explain technical subjects in layman’s terms
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to anticipate and minimise the environmental impact of processes
- Demonstrating inventiveness in finding new solutions whilst adhering to environmental and industrial constraints
- Carrying out technical feasibility studies
- Ability to negotiate and defend the viability and necessity of solutions
- Technical knowledge of electricity, particularly in relation to grid connection
- Technical skills in calculations, surveying and cartographic projection, and proficiency in cartographic software
- Knowledge of the regulatory framework relating to their field of activity
- Proficiency in project management techniques and software
- Proficiency in 3D modelling software (where required)
- Proficiency in English
Education and training
Five years of higher education (Bac + 5) Numerous degrees from engineering schools (Centrale, Arts et Métiers, ENS Chemistry, ENS Advanced Technologies, INSA, Polytechnique, IS, Energy and Transport) Master’s degree specialising in energy (DHET) – New Energy Technologies Master’s degree (six years of higher education) Specialised Master’s in Energy and Environmental Efficiency Specialised Master’s in New Energy Technologies
Sectors and organisations
Graduates typically work in research centres, engineering consultancies, and within the research and development departments of large companies.
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