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onshore wind energy engineer

Onshore wind energy engineers design, install and maintain wind energy farms and equipment.

Description

Onshore wind energy engineers design, install and maintain wind energy farms and equipment. They research and test locations to find the most productive location, test equipment and components such as wind-turbine blades, and develop strategies for more efficient energy production, and environmental sustainability.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

technical drawings energy market mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products electrical discharge civil engineering electric generators electrical power safety regulations engineering principles wind energy data storage engineering processes renewable energy meteorology aerodynamics types of wind turbines

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

smart grids systems unstructured data business intelligence information structure data mining electricity market mechatronics cloud technologies

Practical Skills

OPTIONALOptional competences

assemble electrical components utilise decision support system design wind farm collector systems respond to electrical power contingencies draw blueprints run simulations monitor electric generators design a mini wind power system operate meteorological instruments coordinate electricity generation review meteorological forecast data oversee pre-assembly operations advise on machinery malfunctions promote sustainable energy test procedures in electricity transmission perform a feasibility study on mini wind power utilise machine learning develop strategies for electricity contingencies assess financial viability

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)