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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 “Engine Designer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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