Energy Systems Engineering Template

Energy Systems Engineering

Power your future.

Degree Type

  • Bachelor of Science

  • Honors Bachelor of Science

College
College of Engineering

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Energy Systems Engineering

The world runs on energy. How to generate, store, deploy and conserve energy presents complex challenges for engineers now and into the future. The power to take on these challenges can be yours.

Offered exclusively at OSU-Cascades, the energy systems engineering program integrates the core principles of mechanical, electrical and industrial engineering with energy-focused technical courses and business management classes. Faculty bring significant industry experience to connect course material with real engineering work. You’ll graduate career-ready — and local companies seek out new graduates year after year.

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Small Class Sizes

Build strong relationships working on cutting-edge research with faculty who have industry experience.

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Active Learning

Fewer lectures, and more hands-on learning from your first year!

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Solve a Real-World Problem

Apply your skills in a capstone project with industry sponsors.

Program Details

Business administration students can focus their studies by selecting one of the options listed below:

Hospitality Management

The hospitality management option prepares students for the job opportunities of the future in hotel and resort, food and beverage, travel and tourism and other guest services organizations. Students will develop skills in asset management, environmental scanning and competitive strategies, as well as the ability to forecast and adapt to the forces that drive change in the service industry. Graduates from this option will be well-positioned to become an owner and a leader in guest services innovation, technology, automation, operations and management.

 

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Innovation & Entrepreneurship option equips business majors with essential knowledge and skills to think like an entrepreneur and creative innovator. Students will gain fluency in how to communicate, finance, and market a new idea, product, or initiative. Through an innovative curriculum that includes experiential learning and real-life business projects, students will develop an entrepreneurial mindset and the skills necessary to become a successful leader or change-maker across any type of organization or corporate setting. There is no expectation that students will have their own startup ideas or that students will want to become a business founder; the option is for anyone interested in the I&E space. The I&E option is designed to complement a student’s existing business major and will enable students to contribute to innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems more broadly.

 

International Business

The international business option provides students with the skills necessary to succeed in our increasingly global economy. This option is designed to equip students with professional ready skills to meet demands of both private and public businesses which find themselves increasingly faced with international, linguistic and cross-cultural challenges. In combining business, marketing, finance, language and international studies with a study abroad opportunity, students will enter the workforce with exposure to, and knowledge of, the international environment. This unique program of study gives students the exciting opportunity to learn about a foreign culture while earning academic credit by participating in our signature exchange program in Bad Mergentheim, Germany.

Degree Requirements

A total of 180 quarter credits are required to graduate, including 60 upper-division credits. Requirements include:

 

Degree Checklists and Transfer Guides

Business Administration Core requirements

COCC Transfer Guides
College of Business - Oregon Community College Transfer Guides

 

Four-Year Sample Plan

A degree pathway is important to student success. This is a sample plan intended for informational purposes only. Students will work with their OSU academic advisor to create degree plan that works best for each student based around unique interests, goals and transfer work.

Business Administration Sample Four-Year Academic Plan

Using the following course forecast information students will plan ahead and work with their advisor to create and update academic plans.

Once you complete this program, discover all the learning outcomes you'll achieve.

  
Learning outcomes

Business Minor (32 credits)

With an innovative curriculum taught by dedicated professors, the business minor provides you with a fundamental stepping stone on the road to identifying and commercializing business opportunities in any type of organization.

Business Minor Curriculum

 

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Minor (27 credits)

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Minor gives you the skills to recognize and seize market opportunities by providing insights into the creation and commercialization of new ideas.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Minor Curriculum

Learn more about Business Minors

Careers

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What comes after graduation?

As the world transitions to cleaner, smarter energy systems, demand for energy engineers is on the rise. Graduates are helping design renewable systems, optimize power grids, and improve energy storage and efficiency. With expertise in engineering and sustainability, you’ll be ready to drive innovation across industries, from utilities to green tech.

  • Asset Management
  • Automation Engineer
  • Cert. Energy Manager
  • Design Engineer
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Energy Auditor
  • Energy Broker
  • Energy Conservation Engineer
  • Energy Distribution Engineer
  • Energy Efficiency Engineer
  • Energy Engineer
  • Energy Facilities Manager
  • Energy Smart Planner
  • Energy Storage Engineer
  • Energy Systems Engineer
  • Field Engineer
  • Environmental Engineer
  • Industrial Engineer
  • Logistics Engineer
  • Maintenance Manager
  • Manufacturing Engineer
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Process Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • Quality Engineer
  • Research Engineer
  • Solar Energy Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Thermal Performance Engineer
  • Transportation Engineer
  • Utilities Specialist
  • Wind Energy Engineer

What Can I Do with a Major in Engineering?

Career planning resources

Electrical Engineering Tech, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Systems Engineer, U.S. Department of Defense
Energy Engineer, Portland General Electric
Power Engineer, Pacific Power
Facilities Engineer, Georgia Pacific
Field Engineer, Johnson Controls
Consultant Engineer, Alternative Energy Systems Consulting
Commissioning Engineer, Systems West Engineering
Electrical Engineer, ColeBreit
Systems Integrator, SOLV Energy
Manufacturing Engineer, Bend Research, Inc
Project Engineer, Deschutes Brewery
Design Engineer, ESCO/BasX Solutions
Electrical Engineer, Hood River Engineers
Sales Engineer, Lynx Technologies
Energy Auditor, McKinstry
Design Engineer, R & W Engineering Inc.
Assistant Project Manager, Rosendin Electri

  • A-dec
  • Advanced Energy
  • ATI
  • BasX Solutions
  • Bend Research
  • Blue Sky Renewable Energy
  • BMW
  • Cascade Energy
  • Century West
  • Chase Doors
  • City of Bend
  • ColeBreit Engineering
  • Columbia West Engineering
  • Daimler Trucks
  • Deschutes Brewery
  • EarthCrMeli Wraps
  • EarthCruiser
  • ecoREAL
  • Energy Northwest
  • The Environmental Center
  • Frito Lay
  • Garmin
  • Geatain Engineering, PLLC
  • Genesco
  • Glumac
  • H2 PowerTech
  • Hatfield Marine Science Center
  • Hawthorne Gardening Company
  • HDR
  • High Desert Museum
  • Hydrotemp Mechanical
  • Intel
  • Kromsberg Electric
  • Laird Superfoods
  • Madison Farms
  • Microchip
  • Microsemi
  • N.B. Oler
  • NREL
  • Onboard Dynamics
  • Oregon Department of Transportation
  • Pacific Power
  • PCC Structurals
  • Portland General Electric
  • POWER Engineers
  • PROMISE Interns
  • RailWorks
  • Rosendin Electric
  • Sazan
  • SOLV Energy
  • Sunlight Solar
  • SD Deacon
  • Systems West Engineers
  • Tobolski Watkins Engineering
  • TriQuint Semiconductor
  • US Army Corps of Engineers
  • WETLabs
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Solar Energy Systems Engineers, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9.3
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Job Openings from 2024-2034
Solar Energy Systems Engineers, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Alumni Spotlight

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The essential role of the data scientist

Nikita Rubocki '22 is a data scientist for R1, a revenue cycle management company working with healthcare providers. Nikita's work applies to the billing between hospitals and insurance known as medical coding — the process of taking unstructured doctor's notes and turning them into codes that insurance can understand and bill. The coding process is manual and error-prone, so she applies machine learning to help people manage accounts more efficiently. Read on to learn more about her work, what she values from her time at OSU-Cascades and her advice to current students.

Faculty Spotlight

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Computer science is for everyone

Today, computer science is for everyone, thanks to people like instructor Jill Hubbard. Jill’s passion for sharing the power of computing extends beyond the school year and into the summer. That’s when she and her Computer Science for Oregon partners put their $1 million National Science Foundation grant to use, helping K-12 teachers from around Oregon find creative ways to explore computing with their own students. Watch video

Internship Spotlight

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Plateau Forest Products

At his internship with Plateau Forest Products, LLC, business administration senior David Keeton rotated between billing, accounts payable and logistics. He was also charged with creating a business plan for a product the company could consider trading in the future. David was assigned hardwood plywood, and researched who makes it, who buys it, how to transport it, if it would be a profitable commodity for the company, and everything in between. He then presented his plan to the higher-ups. "It’s this kind of real-word education that makes an internship so valuable," he said. "The company is invested in you doing well, and it’s a great way to test the waters for the future."

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