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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 “Equipment Engineer”

Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
Solicit new business.
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.
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.
Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
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.
Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
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.
Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
Provide technical customer service.
Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.

Related Technology & Tools

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