Renewable energy engineer to onshore wind energy engineer
A renewable energy engineer already meets 55% of what the onshore wind energy engineer role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
56.5/ 100
1 How much of what an onshore wind energy engineer is expected to do is already part of a renewable energy engineer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the onshore wind energy engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An onshore wind energy engineer role treats 22 of its required skills as things a renewable energy engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- civil engineering
- data storage
- design wind turbines
- electric generators
What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An onshore wind energy engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a renewable energy engineer background worth leading with.
- already held research locations for wind farms information skills
- already held design wind turbines communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held provide information on wind turbines assisting and caring
- already held utilise decision support system working with computers
- already held wind energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held coordinate electricity generation communication, collaboration and creativity
All 32 carried skills, including the 22 the onshore wind energy engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 32 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn conduct engineering site audits required
- still to learn read engineering drawings required
- still to learn record test data required
- optional, not held perform a feasibility study on mini wind power optional
- optional, not held review meteorological forecast data optional
- optional, not held assess financial viability optional
- optional, not held run simulations optional
- still to learn aerodynamics required
- still to learn electrical discharge required
- still to learn types of wind turbines required
- optional, not held mechatronics optional
- still to learn promote innovative infrastructure design required
- still to learn design automation components required
- optional, not held design a mini wind power system optional
- optional, not held design wind farm collector systems optional
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- optional, not held draw blueprints optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
- still to learn ensure compliance with noise standards required
- still to learn test wind turbine blades required
- optional, not held monitor electric generators optional
- optional, not held test procedures in electricity transmission optional
- still to learn develop test procedures required
- optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
- optional, not held oversee pre-assembly operations optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an onshore wind energy engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 promote innovative infrastructure design practise this
- 02 test wind turbine blades practise this
- 03 adjust voltage practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 32 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held civil engineering knowledge
- already held data storage knowledge
- already held design wind turbines skill
- already held electric generators knowledge
- already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- already held energy market knowledge
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- already held manage engineering project skill
- already held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products knowledge
- already held perform project management skill
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held provide information on wind turbines skill
- already held renewable energy knowledge
- already held report test findings skill
- already held research locations for wind farms skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held wind energy knowledge
- already held business intelligence knowledge
- already held cloud technologies knowledge
- already held coordinate electricity generation skill
- already held data mining knowledge
- already held information structure knowledge
- already held promote sustainable energy skill
- already held smart grids systems knowledge
- already held unstructured data knowledge
- already held utilise decision support system skill
- already held utilise machine learning skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn adjust voltage required
- optional, not held respond to electrical power contingencies optional
- optional, not held operate meteorological instruments optional
- still to learn meteorology required
- still to learn perform data analysis required
- optional, not held electricity market optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held design a mini wind power system optional
- optional, not held design wind farm collector systems optional
- optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
- optional, not held monitor electric generators optional
- optional, not held perform a feasibility study on mini wind power optional
- optional, not held respond to electrical power contingencies optional
- optional, not held review meteorological forecast data optional
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
- optional, not held assess financial viability optional
- optional, not held draw blueprints optional
- optional, not held electricity market optional
- optional, not held mechatronics optional
- optional, not held operate meteorological instruments optional
- optional, not held oversee pre-assembly operations optional
- optional, not held run simulations optional
- optional, not held test procedures in electricity transmission optional
61 held skills the onshore wind energy engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt energy distribution schedules skill
- not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role assess heating and cooling systems skill
- not needed by the target role assess project resource needs skill
- not needed by the target role bioeconomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role biogas energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out energy management of facilities skill
- not needed by the target role create CAD drawings skill
- not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
- not needed by the target role design a solar absorption cooling system skill
- not needed by the target role design geothermal energy systems skill
- not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy micro-generation technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
- not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role geothermal energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role geothermal energy systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role green automotive technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify energy needs skill
- not needed by the target role industrial heating systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role inform on government funding skill
- not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect facility sites skill
- not needed by the target role inspect wind turbines skill
- not needed by the target role integrated food-energy systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain photovoltaic systems skill
- not needed by the target role make electrical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role marine energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role mini wind power generation knowledge
- not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
- not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on biogas energy skill
- not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on heat pumps skill
21 further entries not listed here
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn aerodynamics required
- still to learn electrical discharge required
- still to learn meteorology required
- still to learn types of wind turbines required
- optional, not held electricity market optional
- optional, not held mechatronics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a renewable energy engineer become an onshore wind energy engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A renewable energy engineer already covers 55% of what an onshore wind energy engineer is expected to do: 32 skills carry over, 22 of which the onshore wind energy engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a renewable energy engineer need to become an onshore wind energy engineer?
15 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is promote innovative infrastructure design.
How hard is the move from renewable energy engineer to onshore wind energy engineer?
Its learning distance is 56.5 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.