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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 “Automation Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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