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Wind Energy Engineers

Also called: Engineer, Project Engineer, Utility Engineer, 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.
On the job, you'll need:

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

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

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

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

  • Analytical Thinking
  • Attention to Detail
  • Initiative
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Dependability
  • Integrity

Analytical or scientific software

  • ANSYS simulation software
  • The MathWorks MATLAB

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Development environment software

  • Microsoft .NET Framework
  • Microsoft Visual Studio

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Average.

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $104,600

Education

Bachelor's degree or master's degree is usually needed.