Salary Range
  • New York State $53,010-$78,050 per year
  • North Country $51,870-$72,220 per year
Example Job Titles
  • Field Service Technician
  • Renewable Energy Technician
  • Service Technician
  • Troubleshooting Technician
  • Wind Farm Support Specialist
  • Wind Technician
  • Wind Turbine Operator
  • Wind Turbine Service Technician
  • Wind Turbine Technician
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Wind Turbine Service Technicians

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Job Type:

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Typical Education:

Post-secondary Training or Associate's

Skills:
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Repairing
  • Troubleshooting
  • Critical Thinking
Typical Tasks:
  1. Troubleshoot or repair mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical malfunctions related to variable pitch systems, variable speed control systems, converter systems, or related components.
  2. Perform routine maintenance on wind turbine equipment, underground transmission systems, wind fields substations, or fiber optic sensing and control systems.
  3. Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems.
  4. Test electrical components of wind systems with devices, such as voltage testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, infrared testers, or fiber optic equipment.
  5. Start or restart wind turbine generator systems to ensure proper operations.
Training Opportunities
A Day In The Life Of A Wind Turbine Engineer
A short film by BMS telling the story of a typical day in the life of a wind turbine engineer working on the world's largest offshore wind farm....the London Array.