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Occupation AtlasWind Energy Engineers

O*NET · 17-2199.10

Wind Energy Engineers

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

Also called Engineer · Project Engineer · SCADA Engineer · SCADA Engineer (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) · Turbine Engineer · Turbine Measurements Engineer · Utility Engineer · Wind Energy Consultant
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Wind Energy Engineer · Wind Farm Designer · Wind Farm Electrical Systems Designer · Wind Farm Engineer · Wind Farm Siting and Development Consultant · Wind Power Specialist · Wind Turbine Controls Engineer · Wind Turbine Design Engineer · Wind Turbine Electrical Engineer · Wind Turbine Engineer · Wind Turbine Mechanical Engineer · Wind Turbine Performance Engineer

Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code RIC35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order

  • R Realistic5.90
  • I Investigative4.54
  • C Conventional4.12
  • E Enterprising3.12
  • A Artistic2.22
  • S Social1.43

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • Post-Secondary Certificate2%
  • Some College Courses4%
  • Bachelor's Degree70%
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate6%
  • Master's Degree14%
  • First Professional Degree3%
  • Doctoral Degree2%
Related work experience
Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years (26%)
On-site or in-plant training
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (32%)
On-the-job training
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (37%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Critical Thinkingbasic4.04.5Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic3.84.6Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Mathematicsbasic3.54.5Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.54.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Complex Problem Solving3.44.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Active Listeningbasic3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Systems Analysis3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
  • Writingbasic3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Speakingbasic3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Sciencebasic3.33.8Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
  • Operations Analysis3.33.6Level 4 looks like: Suggest changes in software to make a system more user friendly
  • Systems Evaluation3.33.6Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
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  • Monitoringbasic3.14.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Social Perceptiveness3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
  • Active Learningbasic3.03.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Coordination3.03.5Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Persuasion3.03.4Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • Time Management2.93.3Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Instructing2.83.4Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Management of Personnel Resources2.83.0Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • Learning Strategiesbasic2.82.9Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
  • Negotiation2.82.9Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Service Orientation2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Quality Control Analysis2.63.0Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Operations Monitoring2.62.8Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Technology Design2.42.6Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • Management of Material Resources2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Operation and Control2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • Programming2.11.9Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
  • Management of Financial Resources2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Troubleshooting1.91.8Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Equipment Selection1.3—
  • Equipment Maintenance1.1—
  • Installation1.0—
  • Repairing1.0—

Tasks

3 core · 13 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.3.9
  2. Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations.3.7
  3. Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.3.5
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  1. Provide engineering technical support to designers of prototype wind turbines.3.8
  2. Investigate experimental wind turbines or wind turbine technologies for properties such as aerodynamics, production, noise, and load.3.6
  3. Develop active control algorithms, electronics, software, electromechanical, or electrohydraulic systems for wind turbines.3.5
  4. Oversee the work activities of wind farm consultants or subcontractors.3.4
  5. Test wind turbine equipment to determine effects of stress or fatigue.3.4
  6. Test wind turbine components, using mechanical or electronic testing equipment.3.4
  7. Develop specifications for wind technology components, such as gearboxes, blades, generators, frequency converters, or pad transformers.3.4
  8. Monitor wind farm construction to ensure compliance with regulatory standards or environmental requirements.3.2
  9. Perform root cause analysis on wind turbine tower component failures.3.0
  10. Direct balance of plant (BOP) construction, generator installation, testing, commissioning, or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) to ensure compliance with specifications.3.0
  11. Analyze operation of wind farms or wind farm components to determine reliability, performance, and compliance with specifications.3.0
  12. Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems.2.9
  13. Write reports to document wind farm collector system test results.2.8

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Engineering and Technology4.86.3Level 7 looks like: Plan for the impact of weather in designing a bridge
  • Design4.45.7
  • Mathematics4.45.5Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Physics4.25.1Level 4 looks like: Calculate the speed of a falling object
  • English Language4.14.6Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Computers and Electronics4.05.1Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Administration and Management3.64.4Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Customer and Personal Service3.44.4Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
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  • Building and Construction3.34.2Level 4 looks like: Fix a plumbing leak in the ceiling
  • Mechanical3.34.2Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
  • Law and Government3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
  • Public Safety and Security3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
  • Administrative2.94.0Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Education and Training2.94.1Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • Geography2.83.9Level 4 looks like: Find a specific country on a world map
  • Production and Processing2.83.4Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
  • Economics and Accounting2.73.1Level 4 looks like: Develop financial investment programs for individual clients
  • Communications and Media2.62.5Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Sales and Marketing2.53.2Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
  • Transportation2.52.7
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.43.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • Chemistry2.32.8
  • Telecommunications2.32.6
  • Psychology2.22.0Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • Sociology and Anthropology1.91.4Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • Foreign Language1.71.5Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Biology1.61.6Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • History and Archeology1.61.0Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Philosophy and Theology1.51.1Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.30.8Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Therapy and Counseling1.31.1Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • Fine Arts1.1—
  • Food Production1.0—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Deductive Reasoning3.94.4Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
  • Inductive Reasoning3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Mathematical Reasoning3.84.4Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
  • Written Comprehension3.84.4Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Number Facility3.53.8Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Oral Comprehension3.44.4Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Oral Expression3.44.4Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Problem Sensitivity3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
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  • Written Expression3.43.9Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Near Vision3.33.8
  • Speech Clarity3.33.4Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Fluency of Ideas3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Information Ordering3.13.8Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Originality3.13.6Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Speech Recognition3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Visualization3.14.0Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
  • Category Flexibility2.93.5Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Flexibility of Closure2.93.3Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
  • Perceptual Speed2.82.9Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Far Vision2.63.1Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
  • Selective Attention2.62.6Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Finger Dexterity2.52.3Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Memorization2.52.6
  • Speed of Closure2.52.5Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Depth Perception2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Time Sharing2.11.8Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.12.3Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness2.01.6Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Auditory Attention1.91.5Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Control Precision1.91.4Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Multilimb Coordination1.81.1Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Rate Control1.81.0Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Response Orientation1.81.1Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Reaction Time1.60.9
  • Wrist-Finger Speed1.60.8
  • Spatial Orientation1.4—
  • Manual Dexterity1.3—
  • Sound Localization1.1—
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.1—
  • Static Strength1.1—
  • Trunk Strength1.1—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—
  • Dynamic Strength1.0—
  • Explosive Strength1.0—
  • Extent Flexibility1.0—
  • Glare Sensitivity1.0—
  • Gross Body Coordination1.0—
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.0—
  • Night Vision1.0—
  • Peripheral Vision1.0—
  • Stamina1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Working with Computers4.84.0Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Getting Information4.34.4Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.14.8Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Processing Information4.04.7Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.94.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates3.94.9Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.94.3Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.94.6Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
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  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work3.84.7Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.84.9Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.85.0Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.74.2Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information3.73.8Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.74.2Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships3.64.3Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.54.4Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment3.54.1Level 4 looks like: Specify the furniture and equipment for a new school
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.53.5Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Developing and Building Teams3.34.0Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Thinking Creatively3.34.3Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.23.6Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates3.13.6Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.14.4Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.03.4Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources3.03.7Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Coaching and Developing Others2.93.9Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings2.94.0Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Performing Administrative Activities2.92.9
  • Training and Teaching Others2.93.4Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People2.83.7Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Controlling Machines and Processes2.62.6
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others2.53.2Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Staffing Organizational Units2.52.6
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.43.0Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment2.21.8Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Performing General Physical Activities2.22.5Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
  • Assisting and Caring for Others2.12.2Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
  • Handling and Moving Objects2.02.6
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment2.01.7Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public1.81.8Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment1.81.8Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail4.9
  • Spend Time Sitting4.5
  • Telephone Conversations4.3
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.2
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.2
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.2
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.1
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.1
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.0
  • Contact With Others3.7

Technology

63 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (11)

  • C++hot
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorkshot
  • Githot
  • Linuxhot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Pythonhot
  • The MathWorks MATLABhot
  • ANSYS simulation software
  • PTC Creo Parametric

Hot (21; 9 more marked hot above)

  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Apache Subversion SVN
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Bentley MicroStation
  • C#
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • JUnit
  • Microsoft .NET Framework
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Microsoft Word
  • Oracle Java
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Tableau
  • UNIX
Other tools (31)
  • Apache Ant
  • Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
  • DIgSILENT PowerFactory
  • EMD International WindPRO
  • ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
  • ESRI ArcInfo
  • Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
  • GE Energy Positive Sequence Load Flow Software PSLF
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Global Mapper Software Global Mapper
  • Google Earth Pro
  • Manitoba HVDC Research Centre PSCAD
  • Mathsoft Mathcad
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
  • Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
  • Microsoft Visual C# .NET
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Oracle Primavera Systems
  • Power system modeling software
  • PowerWorld Corporation PowerWorld Simulator
  • ReSoft WindFarm
  • Risoe National Laboratory Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program WAsP
  • Schneider Electric Direct Coordination
  • Siemens PSS Product Suite
  • SKM Systems Analysis Power Tools
  • Software development tools
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • Web browser software
  • Web conferencing software
  • WindSim
  • Wonderware software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Wind Energy Development Managers
  2. Solar Energy Systems Engineers
  3. Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
  4. Electrical Engineers
  5. Mechanical Engineers
  6. Aerospace Engineers
  7. Water/Wastewater Engineers
  8. Civil Engineers
  9. Automotive Engineers
  10. Mechatronics Engineers

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