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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

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Tasks for “Mechanical Engineers”

Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.
Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
Provide technical customer service.
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
Solicit new business.
Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
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.
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.
Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.

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