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Summary Description


	Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Aerodynamic Consultant

2.	Aerodynamics Engineer

3.	Application Engineer

4.	Engineer

5.	Field Test Engineer

6.	Principal Engineer

7.	Project Designer, Transmission and Distribution Engineering

8.	Project Engineer

9.	Project Manager

10.	Senior Engineer/Practice Leader-Land Development and Engineering

11.	Senior Project Engineer

12.	Senior Wind Energy Consultant

13.	Structural Engineer

14.	Turbine Engineer

15.	Turbine Measurements Engineer

16.	Utility Engineer

17.	Wind Energy Engineer

18.	Wind Farm Designer

19.	Wind Farm Electrical Systems Designer

20.	Wind Farm Engineer

21.	Wind Farm Siting and Development Consultant

22.	Wind Science and Planning

23.	Wind Turbine Controls Engineer

24.	Wind Turbine Design Engineer

25.	Wind Turbine Electrical Engineer

26.	Wind Turbine Engineer

27.	Wind Turbine Mechanical Engineer

28.	Wind Turbine Performance Engineer

Job Tasks

	Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms. Create graphical representations of energy production systems.

	Provide engineering technical support to designers of prototype wind turbines. Provide technical guidance to other personnel.

	Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations. Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.

	Investigate experimental wind turbines or wind turbine technologies for properties such as aerodynamics, production, noise, and load. Research design or application of green technologies.

	Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines. Create graphical representations of energy production systems.

	Develop active control algorithms, electronics, software, electromechanical, or electrohydraulic systems for wind turbines. Design energy production or management equipment or systems.

	Develop specifications for wind technology components, such as gearboxes, blades, generators, frequency converters, and pad transformers. Determine design criteria or specifications.

	Test wind turbine components, using mechanical or electronic testing equipment. Test green technologies or processes.

	Oversee the work activities of wind farm consultants or subcontractors. Direct energy production or management activities.

	Test wind turbine equipment to determine effects of stress or fatigue. Test green technologies or processes.

	Monitor wind farm construction to ensure compliance with regulatory standards or environmental requirements. Monitor processes for compliance with standards.

	Direct balance of plant (BOP) construction, generator installation, testing, commissioning, or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) to ensure compliance with specifications. Direct energy production or management activities.

	Analyze operation of wind farms or wind farm components to determine reliability, performance, and compliance with specifications. Evaluate the characteristics of green technologies.

	Perform root cause analysis on wind turbine tower component failures. Conduct quantitative failure analyses of operational data.

	Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems. Design energy production or management equipment or systems.

	Write reports to document wind farm collector system test results. Document design or operational test results.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Staffing Organizational Units — Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

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