Wind Energy Engineers

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 50,750 - 155,650; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a Wind Energy Engineer to design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and test wind turbine equipment. Responsibilities include investigating turbine technologies, improving performance, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates should possess strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and familiarity with tools like AutoCAD and MATLAB. The position offers a competitive salary in the range of $50,750 to $155,650 annually.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of engineering principles related to wind energy.
• Proficiency in using software tools for design and analysis.
• Ability to communicate technical information effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems.
• Test wind turbine equipment for stress or fatigue effects.
• Create or maintain wind farm layouts and schematics.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Reading Comprehension

Judgment and Decision Making

Mathematics

Writing

Speaking

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

Microsoft PowerPoint

Python

Autodesk AutoCAD

The MathWorks MATLAB

Job description

Wind Energy Engineer

Job Description & Duties: Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.

Responsibilities

• Test wind turbine equipment to determine effects of stress or fatigue.
• Investigate experimental wind turbines or wind turbine technologies for properties such as aerodynamics, production, noise, and load.
• Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations.
• Monitor wind farm construction to ensure compliance with regulatory standards or environmental requirements.
• Perform root cause analysis on wind turbine tower component failures.
• Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.

Skills & Qualifications

• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Related Job Titles

• Wind Turbine Design Engineer
• Turbine Measurements Engineer
• Wind Turbine Mechanical Engineer
• Wind Farm Electrical Systems Designer
• Wind Science and Planning

Salary

Wind Energy Engineers make between $50,750 and $155,650 a year. Higher salaries are found in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Git
• Microsoft Outlook
• Web browser software
• Python
• Microsoft Access
• Word processing software
• Microsoft Project
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Microsoft Visio
• Structured query language SQL
• The MathWorks MATLAB
• Linux
• Microsoft Visual Basic
• Extensible Markup Language XML
• Microsoft SQL Server
• UNIX