Wind Engineering Careers

Updated October 24, 2026

7 employers have 36 open wind engineering roles on Verde Talent right now. Below is what those postings ask for, where they are, and what they pay.

36roles open now
7employers hiring

What wind engineering roles involve

Wind Engineering roles support the projects and assets on wind farms, onshore and offshore. Engineers design and validate the systems - layouts and yields, electrical and structural design, interconnection studies, and the drawings and calculations that get a project permitted and built. Much of it is desk work with site visits at key milestones.

What the postings show today

Employers have 36 open wind engineering roles listed from 7 companies, the most in Illinois, Colorado and California. Where a posting advertises pay, the median is $107,200 a year. The skills named most often in these postings are Excel, Professional Engineer and ETAP.

Getting into the role

Most postings ask for an engineering degree; senior and stamping roles ask for a PE licence. Design software named in postings is worth learning early.

What employers are asking for

Excel
11
Professional Engineer
6
ETAP
6
Python
6
NERC
5
permitting
5
OSHA
4
AutoCAD
4
inverter
3
ArcGIS
2

Counted from the skills and certifications named in current postings for this role.

What it pays

$107,200median advertised

Where the roles are

Illinois15Colorado5California5Florida3Indiana2
Minnesota1

Who is hiring

Invenergy15
AES Corporation5
EDF Renewables North America5
Vestas3
NextEra Energy3
Energy Project Solutions3

What nearby roles pay

Solar Legal$155,000Battery Storage Legal$155,000Wind Legal$155,000Grid Supply Chain & Procurement$152,000Grid Finance & Accounting$138,000

Common questions

What do wind engineering roles involve?

Engineers design and validate the systems - layouts and yields, electrical and structural design, interconnection studies, and the drawings and calculations that get a project permitted and built. Much of it is desk work with site visits at key milestones.

What do wind engineering roles pay?

Across wind engineering postings on Verde Talent that advertise pay, the median is $107,200 a year. That is what employers advertise rather than what offers finally settle at, and postings without a published range are not counted.

Do you need experience for wind engineering roles?

Most postings ask for an engineering degree; senior and stamping roles ask for a PE licence. Design software named in postings is worth learning early.

Where are most wind engineering roles?

Right now the most wind engineering postings are in Illinois (15), Colorado (5) and California (5), counting open roles listed on Verde Talent today.

Which employers are hiring for wind engineering roles?

The employers with the most open wind engineering roles today are Invenergy (15), AES Corporation (5) and EDF Renewables North America (5). The full list, with every open posting, is on the wind engineering jobs page.

See 36 open rolesFull pay breakdown

Built from live postings on Verde Talent and updated daily. Counts reflect roles open right now, and pay figures are what employers advertise rather than offers made.

Data updated October 24, 2026