Wind Energy Engineers
Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.
- Tasks
- 16 tasks3 core, 13 supplemental
- Family
- Architecture & EngineeringOne of its 59 occupations
- Code
- 17-2199.10SOC 2018: 17-2199
What the work is made of
3 core tasks and 13 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.Core taskTask 16559Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 2. Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations.Core taskTask 16549Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 3. Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.Core taskTask 16560Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 4. Provide engineering technical support to designers of prototype wind turbines.Supplemental taskTask 16553Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 5. Investigate experimental wind turbines or wind turbine technologies for properties such as aerodynamics, production, noise, and load.Supplemental taskTask 16550Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 6. Develop active control algorithms, electronics, software, electromechanical, or electrohydraulic systems for wind turbines.Supplemental taskTask 16558Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 7. Develop specifications for wind technology components, such as gearboxes, blades, generators, frequency converters, or pad transformers.Supplemental taskTask 16557Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 8. Test wind turbine components, using mechanical or electronic testing equipment.Supplemental taskTask 16552Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 9. Oversee the work activities of wind farm consultants or subcontractors.Supplemental taskTask 16548Rated by 113 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 10. Test wind turbine equipment to determine effects of stress or fatigue.Supplemental taskTask 16551Rated by 113 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 11. Monitor wind farm construction to ensure compliance with regulatory standards or environmental requirements.Supplemental taskTask 16555Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 12. Direct balance of plant (BOP) construction, generator installation, testing, commissioning, or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) to ensure compliance with specifications.Supplemental taskTask 16556Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 13. Analyze operation of wind farms or wind farm components to determine reliability, performance, and compliance with specifications.Supplemental taskTask 16562Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 14. Perform root cause analysis on wind turbine tower component failures.Supplemental taskTask 16554Rated by 113 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 15. Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems.Supplemental taskTask 16561Rated by 113 people who do the job, July 2012
- Task 16. Write reports to document wind farm collector system test results.Supplemental taskTask 16547Rated by 113 people who do the job, July 2012
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 17-2199
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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