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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 Engineer”

Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.
Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
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.
Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
Solicit new business.
Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
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.
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
Provide technical customer service.
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.
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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