What is a wind energy engineer and how to become one

Key steps to become a wind energy engineer

1. Explore wind energy engineer education requirements

   Most common wind energy engineer degrees

   Bachelor's

   83.3 %

   High School Diploma

   8.3 %

   Master's

   8.3 %

2. Start to develop specific wind energy engineer skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Project Development	76.49%
   Engineering Support	13.87%
   Blade Design	9.63%

3. Complete relevant wind energy engineer training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New wind energy engineers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a wind energy engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real wind energy engineer resumes.

4. Research wind energy engineer duties and responsibilities

   • Develop tools to automate equipment fault detection and energy analysis using data collect from commercial HVAC systems.
   • Interface LABVIEW with computational efforts in order to generate a comparison with computational performance predictions.
   • Conduct geotechnical and environmental subsurface investigations.
   • Design both electrical and racking systems for PV systems in EPC projects.

5. Apply for wind energy engineer jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a wind energy engineer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams