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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 “Mechanical Design Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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