# Wind Energy Engineers > Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications. - Code: 17-2199.10 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 17-2199) - Family: [Architecture & Engineering](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-17), one of its 59 occupations - Tasks: 16 tasks (3 core and 13 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-2199.10 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/17-2199.10.json ## What the work is made of 1. Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms. Core task · Task 16559 · Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2012 2. Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations. Core task · Task 16549 · Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012 3. Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines. Core task · Task 16560 · Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012 4. Provide engineering technical support to designers of prototype wind turbines. Supplemental task · Task 16553 · Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2012 5. Investigate experimental wind turbines or wind turbine technologies for properties such as aerodynamics, production, noise, and load. Supplemental task · Task 16550 · Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012 6. Develop active control algorithms, electronics, software, electromechanical, or electrohydraulic systems for wind turbines. Supplemental task · Task 16558 · Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012 7. Develop specifications for wind technology components, such as gearboxes, blades, generators, frequency converters, or pad transformers. Supplemental task · Task 16557 · Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012 8. Test wind turbine components, using mechanical or electronic testing equipment. Supplemental task · Task 16552 · Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012 9. Oversee the work activities of wind farm consultants or subcontractors. Supplemental task · Task 16548 · Rated by 113 people who do the job, July 2012 10. Test wind turbine equipment to determine effects of stress or fatigue. Supplemental task · Task 16551 · Rated by 113 people who do the job, July 2012 11. Monitor wind farm construction to ensure compliance with regulatory standards or environmental requirements. Supplemental task · Task 16555 · Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012 12. Direct balance of plant (BOP) construction, generator installation, testing, commissioning, or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) to ensure compliance with specifications. Supplemental task · Task 16556 · Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012 13. Analyze operation of wind farms or wind farm components to determine reliability, performance, and compliance with specifications. Supplemental task · Task 16562 · Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2012 14. Perform root cause analysis on wind turbine tower component failures. Supplemental task · Task 16554 · Rated by 113 people who do the job, July 2012 15. Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems. Supplemental task · Task 16561 · Rated by 113 people who do the job, July 2012 16. Write reports to document wind farm collector system test results. 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