Jobs / Architecture and engineering / 17-2199.10
Wind Energy Engineers
Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.
- US jobs
- 154,070 (SOC 17-2199 group, "Engineers, All Other")
- Median wage
- $122,930 a year
- Job family
- Architecture and engineering
Can agents do the work of wind energy engineers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Architecture and engineering: Some tasks (first measured in the last 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: HWE-Bench, 79.9% of tasks completed.
Direct evidence that disagrees: Parametric CAD Bench V3, 9% of tasks fully completed (Perfect tasks).
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 17-2199 group).
- 7%Design electrical or electronic systems or equipmentNot measured
- 5%Design industrial systems or equipmentNot measured
- 5%Research technology designs or applicationsNot measured
- 5%Create visual designs or displaysNot measured
- 4%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 4%Develop models of systems, processes, or productsNot measured
- 3%Document technical designs, procedures, or activitiesNot measured
- 3%Advise others on business or operational mattersNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in architecture and engineering, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
- 61%Claude Opus 5.5 (max) with Claude Code 2.1.280 · 24 Sep 2026Strong
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 64.8%Claude Code + Opus 5.5 (max) · 6 Oct 2026Strong
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
- Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations.
- Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.
- Provide engineering technical support to designers of prototype wind turbines.
- Investigate experimental wind turbines or wind turbine technologies for properties such as aerodynamics, production, noise, and load.
- Develop active control algorithms, electronics, software, electromechanical, or electrohydraulic systems for wind turbines.
- Develop specifications for wind technology components, such as gearboxes, blades, generators, frequency converters, or pad transformers.
- Test wind turbine components, using mechanical or electronic testing equipment.
- Oversee the work activities of wind farm consultants or subcontractors.
- Test wind turbine equipment to determine effects of stress or fatigue.
- Monitor wind farm construction to ensure compliance with regulatory standards or environmental requirements.
- Direct balance of plant (BOP) construction, generator installation, testing, commissioning, or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) to ensure compliance with specifications.
Other job titles for this occupation (19)
Engineer · Project Engineer · Turbine Measurements Engineer · Utility Engineer · Wind Energy Consultant · Wind Farm Siting and Development Consultant · Wind Turbine Design Engineer · SCADA Engineer (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) · Turbine Engineer · Wind Energy Engineer · Wind Farm Designer · Wind Farm Electrical Systems Designer · Wind Farm Engineer · Wind Power Specialist · Wind Turbine Controls Engineer · Wind Turbine Electrical Engineer · Wind Turbine Engineer · Wind Turbine Mechanical Engineer · Wind Turbine Performance Engineer