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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Installation Engineer
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- Industrial Green Systems Designer
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- Hydraulic Engineer
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- 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 “Design Engineer”
- Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
- Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
- Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
- Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
- Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
- Solicit new business.
- Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
- Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
- Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
- Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
- Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
- Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
- 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.
- Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
- 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 test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
- Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
- Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
- Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
- Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
- Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
- Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
- Provide technical customer service.
- 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 feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
- Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
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- Stylus profilometers
- Anodic wafer bonding systems
- Dynamometers
- Plasma etchers
- Position transducers
- Strain gauges
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Environmental testing chambers
- Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
- Function generators
- Chemical-mechanical polishing equipment
- Force transducers
- Photoelastic testing machines
- Projection lithography equipment
- Optical laser scanners
- Interferometers
- Pattern generators
- Laser Doppler anemometers
- Multimeters
- Vibration isolators
- Flip-chip wafer bonding systems
- Velocity transducers
- Contact testers
- Wafer dicing saws
- Multi-pen plotters
- Aligners
- Ellipsometers
- Torsional converters
- Servohydraulic material testing machines
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Rapid thermal processing systems
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Air compressors
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- Accelerometers
- Dynamic strain indicators
- Spin-coaters
- Torque transducers
- Precision positioning tables
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Vapor deposition tube furnaces
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Cryogenic apparatus
- Infrared thermography cameras
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- Digital particle image velocimeters
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- Optical sensors
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- Fluorescence spectrometers
- Deep reactive ion etchers DRIE
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- Radio frequency sensors
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- Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
- Subsonic wind tunnels
- Computed tomography CT systems
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- Digital to analog converters
- Supersonic wind tunnels
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- Interferometric microscopes
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- Evaporation systems
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- Computer numerical control CNC software
- SAP
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
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- Reverse engineering software
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- Life cycle cost software
- Bill of materials software
- Statistical software
- InnovMetric PolyWorks
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- Verilog
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- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
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- Microsoft Visio
- Rockwell Automation
- Rapid prototyping software
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