According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Plan or conduct experiments to validate new materials, optimize startup protocols, reduce conditioning time, or examine contaminant tolerance. | 83% |
| Provide technical consultation or direction related to the development or production of fuel cell systems. | 82% |
| Characterize component or fuel cell performances by generating operating maps, defining operating conditions, identifying design refinements, or executing durability assessments. | 82% |
| Conduct fuel cell testing projects, using fuel cell test stations, analytical instruments, or electrochemical diagnostics, such as cyclic voltammetry or impedance spectroscopy. | 79% |
| Analyze fuel cell or related test data, using statistical software. | 79% |
| Plan or implement fuel cell cost reduction or product improvement projects in collaboration with other engineers, suppliers, support personnel, or customers. | 79% |
| Conduct post-service or failure analyses, using electromechanical diagnostic principles or procedures. | 76% |
| Recommend or implement changes to fuel cell system designs. | 75% |
| Define specifications for fuel cell materials. | 75% |
| Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, or talk with colleagues to stay abreast of new technology or competitive products. | 74% |
| Validate design of fuel cells, fuel cell components, or fuel cell systems. | 74% |
| Prepare test stations, instrumentation, or data acquisition systems for use in specific tests of fuel cell components or systems. | 73% |
| Develop fuel cell materials or fuel cell test equipment. | 73% |
| Fabricate prototypes of fuel cell components, assemblies, stacks, or systems. | 72% |
| Design or implement fuel cell testing or development programs. | 71% |
| Manage fuel cell battery hybrid system architecture, including sizing of components, such as fuel cells, energy storage units, or electric drives. | 71% |
| Write technical reports or proposals related to engineering projects. | 71% |
| Design fuel cell systems, subsystems, stacks, assemblies, or components, such as electric traction motors or power electronics. | 68% |
| Simulate or model fuel cell, motor, or other system information, using simulation software programs. | 68% |
| Identify or define vehicle and system integration challenges for fuel cell vehicles. | 67% |
| Calculate the efficiency or power output of a fuel cell system or process. | 66% |
| Coordinate fuel cell engineering or test schedules with departments outside engineering, such as manufacturing. | 65% |
| Authorize release of fuel cell parts, components, or subsystems for production. | 65% |
| Evaluate the power output, system cost, or environmental impact of new hydrogen or non-hydrogen fuel cell system designs. | 64% |
| Integrate electric drive subsystems with other vehicle systems to optimize performance or mitigate faults. | 62% |
| Develop or evaluate systems or methods of hydrogen storage for fuel cell applications. | 58% |
