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Wind Energy Engineer

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AVG. SALARY

$100,740

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EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree

What They Do

Wind Energy Engineers Career Video

About This Career

Designs underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepares and develops site specifications.

This career is part of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics cluster Engineering and Technology pathway.

A person in this career:

  • Creates or maintains wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
  • Recommends process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations.
  • Creates models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.
  • Provides engineering technical support to designers of prototype wind turbines.
  • Investigates experimental wind turbines or wind turbine technologies for properties such as aerodynamics, production, noise, and load.
  • Develops active control algorithms, electronics, software, electromechanical, or electrohydraulic systems for wind turbines.
  • Develops specifications for wind technology components, such as gearboxes, blades, generators, frequency converters, or pad transformers.
  • Tests wind turbine components, using mechanical or electronic testing equipment.
  • Oversees the work activities of wind farm consultants or subcontractors.
  • Tests wind turbine equipment to determine effects of stress or fatigue.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

People who do this job report that:

  • You would often handle loads up to 10 lbs., sometimes up to 20 lbs. You might do a lot of walking or standing, or you might sit but use your arms and legs to control machines, equipment or tools.
  • Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
  • Work in this occupation involves sitting more than one-third of the time

Working in this career involves (physical activities):

  • Seeing clearly up close
  • Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others
  • Identifying and understanding the speech of another person

Work Hours and Travel

  • Regular working hours and limited travel

Specialty and Similar Careers

Careers that are more detailed or close to this career:

  • Project Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Wind Energy Consultant
  • Turbine Measurements Engineer
  • Utility Engineer
  • Wind Farm Siting and Development Consultant
  • Wind Turbine Design Engineer