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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 “Design Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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