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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”.
Also Known As…
- Mechanical Engineers
- Test Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Product Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Mechanical Design Engineer
- Equipment Engineer
- Design Maintenance Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Wind Turbine Mechanical Engineer
- Weapons Engineer
- Weapons Designer
- Ventilating Expert
- Ventilating Engineer
- Utilization Engineer
- Tooling Engineer
- Tool Engineer
- Tool Designer
- Tool Design Engineer
- Tool and Die Engineer
- Textile Engineer
- Test Inspection Engineer
- Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
- Stress Analyst
- Sheet Metal Engineer
- Servomechanism Designer
- Roller Coaster Engineer
- Roller Coaster Designer
- Refrigeration Engineer
- Products Mechanical Design Engineer
- Plant Equipment Engineer
- Motorcycle Designer
- Mechanical Research Engineer
- Mechanical Equipment Test Engineer
- Mechanical Development Engineer
- Mechanical Design Facilities or Products Engineer
- Machine Tool Designer
- Machine Design Engineer
- Internal Combustion Engineer
- Installation Engineer
- Industrial Retrofit Designer
- Industrial Green Systems Designer
- Hydroelectric Plant Mechanical Engineer
- Hydraulic Engineer
- HVAC Sensor and Digital Control Designer (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Sensor and Digital Control Designer)
- HVAC Engineer (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Engineer)
- HVAC Engineer (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Engineer)
- HVAC Design Mechanical Engineer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Design Mechanical Engineer)
- Heating Engineer
- Heating and Cooling Systems Engineer
- Geothermal Power Generation Mechanical Engineer
- Field Service Engineer
- Failure Analysis Technician
- Facilities Mechanical Design Engineer
- Erecting Engineer
- Engineer
- Engine Designer
- Electro-Mechanical Engineer
- Dust Control Engineer
- Distribution Engineer
- Diesel Retrofit Designer
- Diesel Engineer
- Cryogenics Engineer
- Cooling and Heating Systems Design Engineer
- Combustion Engineer
- Car Designer
- Brake Engineer
- Body Engineer
- Automation Engineer
- Auto Research Engineer
- Application Engineer
- Air Conditioning Engineer
Tasks for “Application Engineer”
- Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
- Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
- Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
- Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
- Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
- 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.
- Solicit new business.
- Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
- Provide technical customer service.
- Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
- Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
- Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
- Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
- Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
- Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
- Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
- Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
- Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
- Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
- Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
- Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
- Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
- Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
- Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
- Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
- Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
- Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
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- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Environmental testing chambers
- Contact testers
- Force transducers
- Digital to analog converters
- Vapor deposition tube furnaces
- Cryogenic apparatus
- Fluorescence spectrometers
- Spin-coaters
- Flip-chip wafer bonding systems
- Optical laser scanners
- Subsonic wind tunnels
- Vibration testers
- Laser Doppler anemometers
- Anodic wafer bonding systems
- Projection lithography equipment
- Velocity transducers
- Torsional converters
- Air compressors
- Acoustic emission AE sensors
- Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
- Precision positioning tables
- Accelerometers
- Vibration isolators
- Deep reactive ion etchers DRIE
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- Ellipsometers
- Radio frequency sensors
- Heat exchangers
- Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
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- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Pattern generators
- Personal computers
- Nano indentation systems
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- Evaporation systems
- Torque transducers
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Digital particle image velocimeters
- X ray radiographic systems
- Photoelastic testing machines
- Pitot tubes
- Aligners
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- Dynamic strain indicators
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Chemical-mechanical polishing equipment
- Strain gauges
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- Interferometers
- Steppers
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- Spectrum analyzers
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- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Plasma etchers
- Surface profilometers
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- Function generators
- Laser digitizers
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
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- Multimeters
- Video editing equipment
- Optical sensors
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Rapid prototyping software
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- Lambda Research OSLO
- Zemax
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- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- Computer numerical control CNC software
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- Optical analysis software
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- Finite element method FEM software
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- G-code
- COSMOSWorks
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- Motion analysis software
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- Modal analysis software
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- Statistical software
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