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	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$99,510	19,800	11.00%
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$99,510

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

19,800

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

11.00%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Design, evaluate, modify, or construct fuel cell components or systems for transportation, stationary, or portable applications.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

On-the-Job Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

Detailed Work Activities

Prepare technical reports for internal use.
Prepare proposal documents.
Update technical knowledge.
Conduct validation tests of equipment or processes.
Create models of engineering designs or methods.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
Research energy production, use, or conservation.
Design energy-efficient vehicles or vehicle components.
Analyze green technology design requirements.
Create physical models or prototypes.
Design materials for industrial or commercial applications.
Conduct quantitative failure analyses of operational data.
Devise research or testing protocols.
Design alternative energy systems.
Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
Analyze test or validation data.
Design alternative energy systems.
Operate industrial equipment.
Implement design or process improvements.
Prepare detailed work plans.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Coordinate activities with suppliers, contractors, clients, or other departments.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Design alternative energy systems.
Test green technologies or processes.
Determine design criteria or specifications.
Evaluate the characteristics of green technologies.
Develop technical methods or processes.
Investigate the environmental impact of projects.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Plan or conduct experiments to validate new materials, optimize startup protocols, reduce conditioning time, or examine contaminant tolerance.
Provide technical consultation or direction related to the development or production of fuel cell systems.
Characterize component or fuel cell performances by generating operating maps, defining operating conditions, identifying design refinements, or executing durability assessments.
Plan or implement fuel cell cost reduction or product improvement projects in collaboration with other engineers, suppliers, support personnel, or customers.
Conduct fuel cell testing projects, using fuel cell test stations, analytical instruments, or electrochemical diagnostics, such as cyclic voltammetry or impedance spectroscopy.
Analyze fuel cell or related test data, using statistical software.
Conduct post-service or failure analyses, using electromechanical diagnostic principles or procedures.
Define specifications for fuel cell materials.
Recommend or implement changes to fuel cell system designs.
Validate design of fuel cells, fuel cell components, or fuel cell systems.
Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, or talk with colleagues to stay abreast of new technology or competitive products.
Prepare test stations, instrumentation, or data acquisition systems for use in specific tests of fuel cell components or systems.
Develop fuel cell materials or fuel cell test equipment.
Fabricate prototypes of fuel cell components, assemblies, stacks, or systems.
Manage fuel cell battery hybrid system architecture, including sizing of components, such as fuel cells, energy storage units, or electric drives.
Design or implement fuel cell testing or development programs.
Write technical reports or proposals related to engineering projects.
Simulate or model fuel cell, motor, or other system information, using simulation software programs.
Design fuel cell systems, subsystems, stacks, assemblies, or components, such as electric traction motors or power electronics.
Identify or define vehicle and system integration challenges for fuel cell vehicles.
Calculate the efficiency or power output of a fuel cell system or process.
Coordinate fuel cell engineering or test schedules with departments outside engineering, such as manufacturing.
Authorize release of fuel cell parts, components, or subsystems for production.
Evaluate the power output, system cost, or environmental impact of new hydrogen or non-hydrogen fuel cell system designs.
Integrate electric drive subsystems with other vehicle systems to optimize performance or mitigate faults.
Develop or evaluate systems or methods of hydrogen storage for fuel cell applications.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

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