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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
- Test Engineer
- 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
- 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
- Hydroelectric Plant Mechanical Engineer
- 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
- Auto Research Engineer
- Air Conditioning Engineer
Tasks for “Automation Engineer”
- Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
- Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
- Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
- Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
- 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.
- Solicit new business.
- Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
- Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
- Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
- Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
- Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
- Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
- Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
- Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
- Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
- 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.
- Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
- Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
- Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
- Provide technical customer service.
- Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
- Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
- 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.
- Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
- Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
Related Technology & Tools
- Precision positioning tables
- Torque transducers
- Digital to analog converters
- Multimeters
- Cryogenic apparatus
- Aligners
- Wire bonders
- Acoustic emission AE sensors
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
- Strain gauges
- Velocity transducers
- Air compressors
- Rapid thermal processing systems
- Supersonic wind tunnels
- Torsional converters
- Vibration isolators
- Chemical-mechanical polishing equipment
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Wafer dicing saws
- Optical laser scanners
- Heat exchangers
- Video editing equipment
- Ellipsometers
- Evaporation systems
- Oscilloscopes
- Function generators
- Vibration testers
- Dynamic strain indicators
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
- Subsonic wind tunnels
- Fluorescence spectrometers
- Plasma etchers
- Environmental testing chambers
- Analog to digital converters
- Accelerometers
- Projection lithography equipment
- Steppers
- X ray tubes
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Multi-pen plotters
- Deep reactive ion etchers DRIE
- Contact lithography equipment
- Vibration control systems
- Computed tomography CT systems
- Position transducers
- Force transducers
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Laser digitizers
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Optical sensors
- Spin-coaters
- Wafer bonding systems
- Stylus profilometers
- Dynamometers
- Flip-chip wafer bonding systems
- Nano indentation systems
- Surface profilometers
- Anodic wafer bonding systems
- Vapor deposition tube furnaces
- Spectrum analyzers
- X ray radiographic systems
- Contact testers
- Laser Doppler anemometers
- Interferometric microscopes
- Sputtering systems
- Radio frequency sensors
- Interferometers
- Digital particle image velocimeters
- Pattern generators
- Pitot tubes
- Servohydraulic material testing machines
- Photoelastic testing machines
- Infrared thermography cameras
- Personal computers
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Life cycle cost software
- Statistical energy analysis SEA software
- Ladder Logic
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- Autodesk Revit
- C++
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Minitab
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Grid generation software
- Video analysis software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Finite element method FEM software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Data acquisition software
- UGS I-DEAS
- Computer numerical control CNC software
- Motion analysis software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Modal analysis software
- Hewlett-Packard HP Graphics Language HPGL
- Rapid prototyping software
- Design of experiments DOE software
- InnovMetric PolyWorks
- ANSYS
- Statistical software
- Microsoft Visio
- Failure assessment software
- Reverse engineering software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Accelerated life testing software
- MUMPS M
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
- Verilog
- Metrix Imageware Surfacer
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
- COSMOSWorks
- ReliaSoft Alta 6 Pro
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
- Lambda Research OSLO
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ReliaSoft BlockSim
- Intergraph Plant Design System PDS
- IBM Notes
- Cost estimation software
- Microsoft Access
- SAP
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- MAYA Nastran
- C
- Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
- G-code
- Human machine interface HMI software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Blue Ridge Numerics CFDesign
- Mesh generation software
- Bentley MicroStation
- Rockwell Automation
- Bill of materials software
- Sigmetrix CETOL 6 Sigma
- Microsoft Office
- Zemax
- Reliability analysis software
- Optical analysis software
- ReliaSoft Weibull++ 6