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Fuel Cell Engineers

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

Career Cluster:Advanced Manufacturing
Job Family:Architecture and Engineering
Job Zone:Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
STEM:Research, Development, Design, and Practitioners
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Technology Tools

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Key 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.
  • Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, or talk with colleagues to stay abreast of new technology or competitive products.
  • Validate design of fuel cells, fuel cell components, or fuel cell systems.
  • Develop fuel cell materials or fuel cell test equipment.
  • Prepare test stations, instrumentation, or data acquisition systems for use in specific tests of fuel cell components or systems.
  • Fabricate prototypes of fuel cell components, assemblies, stacks, or systems.
  • Design or implement fuel cell testing or development programs.
  • Manage fuel cell battery hybrid system architecture, including sizing of components, such as fuel cells, energy storage units, or electric drives.
  • Write technical reports or proposals related to engineering projects.
  • Design fuel cell systems, subsystems, stacks, assemblies, or components, such as electric traction motors or power electronics.
  • Simulate or model fuel cell, motor, or other system information, using simulation software programs.
  • 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.

Skills

Reading Comprehension
75%
Critical Thinking
75%
Speaking
69%
Science
69%
Writing
69%
Systems Analysis
66%
Active Learning
66%
Active Listening
66%
Systems Evaluation
66%
Monitoring
66%
Judgment and Decision Making
66%
Mathematics
63%
Complex Problem Solving
56%
Operations Monitoring
53%
Quality Control Analysis
53%
Learning Strategies
53%
Troubleshooting
50%
Time Management
50%
Instructing
50%
Operations Analysis
50%
Coordination
50%
Social Perceptiveness
47%
Technology Design
47%
Operation and Control
44%
Persuasion
44%
Equipment Selection
41%
Negotiation
41%
Service Orientation
41%
Programming
38%
Management of Material Resources
38%
Management of Personnel Resources
38%
Repairing
35%
Equipment Maintenance
28%
Management of Financial Resources
19%
Installation
16%

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology
91%
Chemistry
74%
Mathematics
72%
Design
72%
Physics
66%
Computers and Electronics
62%
Mechanical
61%
Production and Processing
57%
English Language
54%
Administration and Management
46%
Education and Training
33%
Administrative
29%
Building and Construction
29%
Personnel and Human Resources
27%
Transportation
27%
Public Safety and Security
26%
Economics and Accounting
26%
Customer and Personal Service
25%
Communications and Media
23%
Telecommunications
21%
Sales and Marketing
21%
Law and Government
15%
Foreign Language
13%
Geography
10%
Sociology and Anthropology
7%
Philosophy and Theology
5%
Psychology
5%
Medicine and Dentistry
4%
Biology
4%
Therapy and Counseling
4%
History and Archeology
2%
Food Production
2%
Fine Arts
1%

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Abilities

Written Expression
75%
Deductive Reasoning
75%
Problem Sensitivity
75%
Oral Expression
75%
Inductive Reasoning
75%
Oral Comprehension
75%
Written Comprehension
75%
Mathematical Reasoning
72%
Near Vision
69%
Category Flexibility
69%
Information Ordering
69%
Fluency of Ideas
66%
Originality
63%
Flexibility of Closure
60%
Selective Attention
60%
Number Facility
56%
Speech Recognition
56%
Visualization
56%
Perceptual Speed
50%
Far Vision
50%
Speech Clarity
50%
Speed of Closure
50%
Memorization
47%
Finger Dexterity
47%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
44%
Time Sharing
44%
Control Precision
44%
Visual Color Discrimination
44%
Hearing Sensitivity
35%
Manual Dexterity
31%
Auditory Attention
28%
Depth Perception
28%
Wrist-Finger Speed
22%
Response Orientation
19%
Multilimb Coordination
16%
Trunk Strength
16%
Rate Control
16%
Reaction Time
13%
Extent Flexibility
10%
Sound Localization
6%
Spatial Orientation
6%
Peripheral Vision
3%
Glare Sensitivity
0%
Speed of Limb Movement
0%
Night Vision
0%
Stamina
0%
Static Strength
0%
Explosive Strength
0%
Gross Body Equilibrium
0%
Dynamic Strength
0%
Dynamic Flexibility
0%
Gross Body Coordination
0%

Work Activities

Analyzing Data or Information
84%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
84%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
80%
Getting Information
79%
Processing Information
78%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
77%
Working with Computers
75%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
73%
Thinking Creatively
72%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
72%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
72%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
72%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
71%
Documenting/Recording Information
70%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
69%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
64%
Training and Teaching Others
63%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
60%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
60%
Developing and Building Teams
60%
Scheduling Work and Activities
58%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
57%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
57%
Coaching and Developing Others
56%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
55%
Controlling Machines and Processes
55%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
55%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
54%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
51%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
49%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
48%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
46%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
41%
Performing Administrative Activities
38%
Selling or Influencing Others
35%
Staffing Organizational Units
35%
Performing General Physical Activities
33%
Handling and Moving Objects
31%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
29%
Assisting and Caring for Others
27%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
14%

Work Context

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

99%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

96%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

91%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

89%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

85%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

82%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

78%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

74%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

72%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

71%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

69%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

68%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

65%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

61%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

58%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

57%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

55%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

54%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

51%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

49%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

49%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

43%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

42%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

39%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

39%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

38%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

37%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

36%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

34%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

34%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

33%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

32%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

26%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

24%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

21%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

19%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

19%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

18%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

17%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

17%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

16%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

14%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

13%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

11%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

11%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

10%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

10%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

9%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

5%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

5%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

5%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

3%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

2%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

1%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

0%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

0%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

0%

Education

Bachelor's degree

57%

Master's degree

43%

Interests

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

82

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

72

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

50

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

24

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

10

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

6

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
90%
Intellectual Curiosity
85%
Innovation
84%
Dependability
82%
Cautiousness
78%
Achievement Orientation
71%
Integrity
66%
Adaptability
60%
Perseverance
59%
Self-Confidence
54%
Tolerance for Ambiguity
53%
Initiative
51%
Cooperation
42%
Leadership Orientation
42%
Stress Tolerance
39%
Self-Control
33%
Social Orientation
20%
Sincerity
11%
Humility
10%
Optimism
6%

Work Values

Achievement
83%
Independence
78%
Working Conditions
78%
Recognition
61%
Support
39%
Relationships
28%

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