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Fuel Cell Engineers

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

$104,110 medianBright outlookBachelor's typical

O*NET 31.0 · 17-2141.01

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Provide technical consultation or direction related to the development or production of fuel cell systems.
  2. 02Characterize component or fuel cell performances by generating operating maps, defining operating conditions, identifying design refinements, or executing durability assessments.
  3. 03Plan or implement fuel cell cost reduction or product improvement projects in collaboration with other engineers, suppliers, support personnel, or customers.
  4. 04Conduct fuel cell testing projects, using fuel cell test stations, analytical instruments, or electrochemical diagnostics, such as cyclic voltammetry or impedance spectroscopy.
  5. 05Analyze fuel cell or related test data, using statistical software.
  6. 06Conduct post-service or failure analyses, using electromechanical diagnostic principles or procedures.
  7. 07Define specifications for fuel cell materials.
  8. 08Recommend or implement changes to fuel cell system designs.
  9. 09Validate design of fuel cells, fuel cell components, or fuel cell systems.
  10. 10Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, or talk with colleagues to stay abreast of new technology or competitive products.
  11. 11Prepare test stations, instrumentation, or data acquisition systems for use in specific tests of fuel cell components or systems.
  12. 12Plan or conduct experiments to validate new materials, optimize startup protocols, reduce conditioning time, or examine contaminant tolerance.

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What the posting will be called

EngineerFuel Cell EngineerResearch EngineerStack Engineer

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Knowledge the job leans on

Engineering and TechnologyChemistryMathematicsDesignPhysicsComputers and ElectronicsMechanicalProduction and Processing

Skills that carry over from service

Systems AnalysisJudgment and Decision MakingSystems EvaluationComplex Problem SolvingQuality Control AnalysisOperations MonitoringTroubleshootingInstructing