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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”

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
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