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