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