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Job Description

Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2141.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 89,800.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 43.00
Currently, there are 285,790 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Mechanical Engineers”.

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Tasks for “Application Engineer”

Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
Provide technical customer service.
Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
Solicit new business.
Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.
Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.

Related Technology & Tools

Strain gauges
Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
Evaporation systems
Supersonic wind tunnels
Environmental testing chambers
Vapor deposition tube furnaces
Interferometric microscopes
Laser Doppler anemometers
Infrared thermography cameras
Radio frequency sensors
X ray radiographic systems
Nano indentation systems
Personal computers
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
Multimeters
Chemical-mechanical polishing equipment
Programmable logic controllers PLC
Plasma etchers
Pattern generators
Servohydraulic material testing machines
Dynamic strain indicators
Photoelastic testing machines
Vibration isolators
Interferometers
Wafer dicing saws
Torque transducers
Flip-chip wafer bonding systems
X ray tubes
Steppers
Wafer bonding systems
Pitot tubes
Computed tomography CT systems
Laser digitizers
Fluorescence spectrometers
Analog to digital converters
Subsonic wind tunnels
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Sputtering systems
Oscilloscopes
Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
Stylus profilometers
Dynamometers
Position transducers
Digital particle image velocimeters
Wire bonders
Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
Ellipsometers
Spin-coaters
Vibration control systems
Function generators
Deep reactive ion etchers DRIE
Torsional converters
Acoustic emission AE sensors
Optical sensors
Video editing equipment
Projection lithography equipment
Vibration testers
Accelerometers
Surface profilometers
Precision positioning tables
Aligners
Multi-pen plotters
Rapid thermal processing systems
Air compressors
Contact testers
Scanning probe microscopes SPM
Velocity transducers
Digital to analog converters
Heat exchangers
Optical laser scanners
Force transducers
Anodic wafer bonding systems
Wire electrical discharge machines
Contact lithography equipment
Spectrum analyzers
Cryogenic apparatus

ANSYS
Reverse engineering software
UGS I-DEAS
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Project
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
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Dassault Systemes CATIA
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Microsoft Access
Design of experiments DOE software
MUMPS M
PTC Creo Parametric
COSMOSWorks
ReliaSoft Weibull++ 6
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
C++
Microsoft Excel
Optical analysis software
Bentley MicroStation
Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
G-code
Rockwell Automation
Bill of materials software
Motion analysis software
Failure assessment software
Grid generation software
Mathsoft Mathcad
Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
ESRI ArcGIS software
ReliaSoft BlockSim
Intergraph Plant Design System PDS
IBM Notes
Microsoft Office
Autodesk AutoCAD
Hewlett-Packard HP Graphics Language HPGL
Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
Life cycle cost software
Cost estimation software
Microsoft Visual Basic
The MathWorks MATLAB
Data acquisition software
Metrix Imageware Surfacer
ReliaSoft Alta 6 Pro
Blue Ridge Numerics CFDesign
Lambda Research OSLO
Computer numerical control CNC software
Accelerated life testing software
Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
Human machine interface HMI software
Rapid prototyping software
Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
C
Finite element method FEM software
Verilog
Video analysis software
Statistical energy analysis SEA software
InnovMetric PolyWorks
SAP
Statistical software
Zemax
Minitab
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Sigmetrix CETOL 6 Sigma
Ladder Logic
Autodesk Revit
MAYA Nastran
Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
Reliability analysis software
Mesh generation software
Modal analysis software
National Instruments LabVIEW