Fuel Cell Engineers

• Design or implement fuel cell testing or development programs.
• Write technical reports or proposals related to engineering projects.
• Plan or implement fuel cell cost reduction or product improvement projects in collaboration with other engineers, suppliers, support personnel, or customers.
• Validate design of fuel cells, fuel cell components, or fuel cell systems.
• Define specifications for fuel cell materials.
• Plan or conduct experiments to validate new materials, optimize startup protocols, reduce conditioning time, or examine contaminant tolerance.
• Calculate the efficiency or power output of a fuel cell system or process.
• Conduct post-service or failure analyses, using electromechanical diagnostic principles or procedures.
• 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.
• Simulate or model fuel cell, motor, or other system information, using simulation software programs.
• Characterize component or fuel cell performances by generating operating maps, defining operating conditions, identifying design refinements, or executing durability assessments.
• Fabricate prototypes of fuel cell components, assemblies, stacks, or systems.
• Analyze fuel cell or related test data, using statistical software.
• Design fuel cell systems, subsystems, stacks, assemblies, or components, such as electric traction motors or power electronics.
• Recommend or implement changes to fuel cell system designs.
• Provide technical consultation or direction related to the development or production of fuel cell systems.
• Develop or evaluate systems or methods of hydrogen storage for fuel cell applications.
• Evaluate the power output, system cost, or environmental impact of new hydrogen or non-hydrogen fuel cell system designs.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Fuel Cell Engineers.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Fuel Cell Engineers.