As an Energy Systems Engineer, you will need to master following:

• adapt energy distribution schedules
• combined heat and power generation
• design electric power systems
• determine appropriate heating and cooling system
• engineering processes
• identify energy needs
• promote innovative infrastructure design
• promote sustainable energy

More generally, an energy systems engineer is also versed in:

• adjust engineering designs
• advise on heating systems energy efficiency
• approve engineering design
• carry out energy management of facilities
• draw blueprints
• electrical power safety regulations
• electricity consumption
• energy
• energy market
• energy performance of buildings
• engineering principles
• environmental engineering
• examine engineering principles
• inspect building systems
• manage engineering project
• perform risk analysis
• perform scientific research
• renewable energy technologies
• solar energy
• technical drawings
• troubleshoot
• use technical drawing software

It also helps to know the following:

• biogas energy production
• cloud technologies
• data mining
• data storage
• define energy profiles
• design a building management system
• design a domotic system in buildings
• design district heating and cooling energy systems
• design heat pump installations
• design passive energy measures
• design solar energy systems
• determine internal air quality parameters
• district heating and cooling
• geothermal energy systems
• heat transfer processes
• identify fitted source for heat pumps
• information extraction
• information structure
• inspect facility sites
• instruct on energy saving technologies
• integrate biogas energy in buildings
• mechanical engineering
• perform a feasibility study for building management systems
• perform a feasibility study on biogas energy
• perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling.
• perform a feasibility study on heat pumps
• perform data mining
• perform energy simulations
• perform smart grid feasibility study
• provide information on wind turbines
• smart grids systems
• types of heat pumps
• unstructured data
• use specific data analysis software
• utilise machine learning
• visual presentation techniques
• analyse big data
• analyse energy consumption
• analyse test data
• assess financial viability
• building automation
• business intelligence
• conduct engineering site audits
• create AutoCAD drawings
• data analytics
• fuel distribution systems
• heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
• industrial heating systems
• oversee quality control
• perform project management
• power engineering
• promote environmental awareness
• statistical analysis system software
• thermodynamics
• types of wind turbines
• wear appropriate protective gear