9 employers have 145 open solar engineering roles on Verde Talent right now. About 21% are advertised as entry level. Below is what those postings ask for, where they are, and what they pay.
Solar Engineering roles support the projects and assets on rooftop and utility-scale solar sites. Engineers design and validate the systems - layouts and yields, electrical and structural design, interconnection studies, and the drawings and calculations that get a project permitted and built. Much of it is desk work with site visits at key milestones.
Employers have 145 open solar engineering roles listed from 9 companies, the most in Ohio, Illinois and Alabama. Where a posting advertises pay, the median is $62,500 a year. About 21% are advertised as entry level. The skills named most often in these postings are Excel, SQL and Python.
Most postings ask for an engineering degree; senior and stamping roles ask for a PE licence. Design software named in postings is worth learning early.
Counted from the skills and certifications named in current postings for this role.
Engineers design and validate the systems - layouts and yields, electrical and structural design, interconnection studies, and the drawings and calculations that get a project permitted and built. Much of it is desk work with site visits at key milestones.
Across solar engineering postings on Verde Talent that advertise pay, the median is $62,500 a year. That is what employers advertise rather than what offers finally settle at, and postings without a published range are not counted.
Most postings ask for an engineering degree; senior and stamping roles ask for a PE licence. Design software named in postings is worth learning early. About 21% of current postings are advertised as entry level.
Right now the most solar engineering postings are in Ohio (82), Illinois (18) and Alabama (9), counting open roles listed on Verde Talent today.
The employers with the most open solar engineering roles today are First Solar (105), Invenergy (18) and SOLV Energy (10). The full list, with every open posting, is on the solar engineering jobs page.
Built from live postings on Verde Talent and updated daily. Counts reflect roles open right now, and pay figures are what employers advertise rather than offers made.
Data updated October 24, 2026