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Wind Energy Engineers
Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.
How does this connect to your interests? →A look at the work
- 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.
- Provide engineering technical support to designers of prototype wind turbines.
- Investigate experimental wind turbines or wind turbine technologies for properties such as aerodynamics, production, noise, and load.
- Develop active control algorithms, electronics, software, electromechanical, or electrohydraulic systems for wind turbines.
- Develop specifications for wind technology components, such as gearboxes, blades, generators, frequency converters, or pad transformers.
- Test wind turbine components, using mechanical or electronic testing equipment.
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5.9 / 7
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Skills to explore
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Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
2012-07
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
2012-07
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems.
2012-07
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
2012-07
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2012-07
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
2012-07
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
2012-07
Systems Analysis
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
2012-07
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
2012-07
Operations Analysis
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
2012-07
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Source preparation category: Job Zone 4 of 5 · 2012-07. This category describes typical preparation, not your eligibility.
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