Career overview
Fuel Cell Engineers
O*NET-SOC 17-2141.01
Median pay / yr$102,320
OutlookRapid Growth
Design, evaluate, modify, or construct fuel cell components or systems for transportation, stationary, or portable applications.
What it takes
The skills, knowledge, and credentials employers look for in Fuel Cell Engineers.
Skills employers look for
- Critical ThinkingUsing logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Reading ComprehensionUnderstanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- ScienceUsing scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- SpeakingTalking to others to convey information effectively.
- WritingCommunicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Knowledge areas
- Engineering and TechnologyKnowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- ChemistryKnowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
- DesignKnowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- MathematicsKnowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- PhysicsKnowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
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