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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
- Project Engineer
- Product Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Mechanical Design Engineer
- Equipment Engineer
- Design Maintenance 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
- Test 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
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- 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
- 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 “Test Engineer”
- Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
- Provide technical customer service.
- Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
- Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
- Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
- Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
- Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
- Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
- Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
- Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
- Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
- 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.
- Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
- Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
- Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
- Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
- Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
- Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
- Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
- Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
- Solicit new business.
- Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
- Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
- Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.
- Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
- Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
- Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
Related Technology & Tools
- Optical laser scanners
- Force transducers
- Digital particle image velocimeters
- Fluorescence spectrometers
- Digital to analog converters
- Aligners
- Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
- Strain gauges
- Infrared thermography cameras
- Precision positioning tables
- Heat exchangers
- Ellipsometers
- Nano indentation systems
- Spin-coaters
- Evaporation systems
- Radio frequency sensors
- Torque transducers
- Laser Doppler anemometers
- Environmental testing chambers
- Steppers
- Computed tomography CT systems
- Analog to digital converters
- Pattern generators
- Vapor deposition tube furnaces
- Video editing equipment
- Position transducers
- Contact testers
- Vibration isolators
- Velocity transducers
- Chemical-mechanical polishing equipment
- Projection lithography equipment
- Optical sensors
- X ray tubes
- Pitot tubes
- Sputtering systems
- Surface profilometers
- Dynamic strain indicators
- Subsonic wind tunnels
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Personal computers
- Supersonic wind tunnels
- Wire bonders
- Anodic wafer bonding systems
- Dynamometers
- Oscilloscopes
- Contact lithography equipment
- Rapid thermal processing systems
- Interferometric microscopes
- Multimeters
- Laser digitizers
- Wafer dicing saws
- Accelerometers
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Flip-chip wafer bonding systems
- Cryogenic apparatus
- Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Air compressors
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- X ray radiographic systems
- Wafer bonding systems
- Servohydraulic material testing machines
- Acoustic emission AE sensors
- Vibration control systems
- Function generators
- Stylus profilometers
- Torsional converters
- Deep reactive ion etchers DRIE
- Plasma etchers
- Spectrum analyzers
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Multi-pen plotters
- Interferometers
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Vibration testers
- Photoelastic testing machines
- Life cycle cost software
- ReliaSoft Weibull++ 6
- SAP
- Ladder Logic
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Bentley MicroStation
- C
- The MathWorks MATLAB
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- Rapid prototyping software
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- Microsoft Project
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- Modal analysis software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- UGS I-DEAS
- Failure assessment software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
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- Microsoft Visio
- MUMPS M
- InnovMetric PolyWorks
- Zemax
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Access
- Statistical software
- ReliaSoft Alta 6 Pro
- Statistical energy analysis SEA software
- Motion analysis software
- Microsoft Office
- ANSYS
- MAYA Nastran
- Optical analysis software
- ReliaSoft BlockSim
- Human machine interface HMI software
- Reverse engineering software
- Accelerated life testing software
- Rockwell Automation
- C++
- Grid generation software
- Data acquisition software
- IBM Notes
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Design of experiments DOE software
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Blue Ridge Numerics CFDesign
- Reliability analysis software
- Bill of materials software
- Verilog
- Intergraph Plant Design System PDS
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- Autodesk Revit
- Sigmetrix CETOL 6 Sigma
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
- Finite element method FEM software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- COSMOSWorks
- Lambda Research OSLO
- G-code
- Video analysis software
- Minitab
- Microsoft Word
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