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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 “Installation Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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