Occupation: Fuel Cell Engineers

Fuel Cell Engineers

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

17-2141.01 | 26 tasks | 4 job titles
Reported Job Titles (4)
  • Engineer
  • Fuel Cell Engineer
  • Research Engineer
  • Stack Engineer
Core Tasks (25)
  • 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.
  • Validate design of fuel cells, fuel cell components, or fuel cell systems.
  • Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, or talk with colleagues to stay abreast of new technology or competitive products.
  • Prepare test stations, instrumentation, or data acquisition systems for use in specific tests of fuel cell components or systems.
  • Develop fuel cell materials or fuel cell test equipment.
  • Fabricate prototypes of fuel cell components, assemblies, stacks, or systems.
  • Manage fuel cell battery hybrid system architecture, including sizing of components, such as fuel cells, energy storage units, or electric drives.
  • Design or implement fuel cell testing or development programs.
  • Write technical reports or proposals related to engineering projects.
  • Simulate or model fuel cell, motor, or other system information, using simulation software programs.
  • Design fuel cell systems, subsystems, stacks, assemblies, or components, such as electric traction motors or power electronics.
  • 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.
Supplemental Tasks (1)
  • Develop or evaluate systems or methods of hydrogen storage for fuel cell applications.