Wind Energy Engineers
Also called: Project Designer, Transmission and Distribution Engineering, Project Engineer, Senior Engineer/Practice Leader-Land Development and Engineering, Senior Wind Energy Consultant,
What they do:
Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.On the job, you would:
- Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
- Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations.
- Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.
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What they do:
Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.On the job, you would:
- Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
- Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations.
- Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.
KNOWLEDGE
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
- design
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- physics
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Business
- management
SKILLS
Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- reading work related information
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES
Math
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Verbal
- read and understand what is written
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Initiative
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Dependability
- Integrity
TECHNOLOGY
You might use software like this on the job:
Analytical or scientific software
- ANSYS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Development environment software
- Apache Ant
- Microsoft .NET Framework
EDUCATION
- bachelor's degree
- master's degree
JOB OUTLOOK
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$99,040
$53,730
$158,830