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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 “Diesel Engineer”

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

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

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