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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 Engineer
- Application 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
- Design Maintenance Engineer
- Cryogenics Engineer
- Cooling and Heating Systems Design Engineer
- Combustion Engineer
- Car Designer
- Brake Engineer
- Body Engineer
- Automation Engineer
- Auto Research Engineer
- Air Conditioning Engineer
Tasks for “Design Maintenance Engineer”
- 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.
- Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
- Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
- 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.
- Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
- Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
- Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
- Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
- Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
- Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
- Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
- Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
- Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
- 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.
- Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
- Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
- Solicit new business.
- Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
- Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
- Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
- Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
- 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.
- Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
- Provide technical customer service.
Related Technology & Tools
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- Accelerometers
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Optical sensors
- Multi-pen plotters
- Velocity transducers
- Position transducers
- Environmental testing chambers
- Interferometric microscopes
- Digital particle image velocimeters
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Ellipsometers
- Contact testers
- Computed tomography CT systems
- Chemical-mechanical polishing equipment
- Dynamic strain indicators
- Plasma etchers
- X ray radiographic systems
- Precision positioning tables
- Cryogenic apparatus
- Interferometers
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
- Digital to analog converters
- Nano indentation systems
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Vapor deposition tube furnaces
- Wafer bonding systems
- Flip-chip wafer bonding systems
- Aligners
- Photoelastic testing machines
- Pitot tubes
- X ray tubes
- Subsonic wind tunnels
- Vibration testers
- Acoustic emission AE sensors
- Servohydraulic material testing machines
- Laser digitizers
- Infrared thermography cameras
- Multimeters
- Laser Doppler anemometers
- Strain gauges
- Personal computers
- Surface profilometers
- Oscilloscopes
- Analog to digital converters
- Contact lithography equipment
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Steppers
- Anodic wafer bonding systems
- Sputtering systems
- Evaporation systems
- Heat exchangers
- Radio frequency sensors
- Supersonic wind tunnels
- Torsional converters
- Force transducers
- Optical laser scanners
- Dynamometers
- Projection lithography equipment
- Spectrum analyzers
- Torque transducers
- Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
- Rapid thermal processing systems
- Vibration control systems
- Stylus profilometers
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Pattern generators
- Fluorescence spectrometers
- Vibration isolators
- Wafer dicing saws
- Wire bonders
- Video editing equipment
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- Air compressors
- Function generators
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
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- Microsoft Project
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- ANSYS
- Cost estimation software
- IBM Notes
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Mesh generation software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
- Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
- Reverse engineering software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Motion analysis software
- Modal analysis software
- Finite element method FEM software
- Minitab
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- C++
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Design of experiments DOE software
- Autodesk Revit
- Microsoft Visio
- Statistical energy analysis SEA software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- InnovMetric PolyWorks
- Statistical software
- Computer numerical control CNC software
- Optical analysis software
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- COSMOSWorks
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- MAYA Nastran
- Rapid prototyping software
- UGS I-DEAS
- MUMPS M
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
- Ladder Logic
- Microsoft Office
- C
- SAP
- Video analysis software
- Sigmetrix CETOL 6 Sigma
- ReliaSoft Weibull++ 6
- Hewlett-Packard HP Graphics Language HPGL
- Failure assessment software
- Bill of materials software
- Life cycle cost software