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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
- 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
- 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 “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
- C
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- Lambda Research OSLO
- Cost estimation software
- ReliaSoft Weibull++ 6
- Data acquisition software
- Bentley MicroStation
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ANSYS
- Bill of materials software
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Reliability analysis software
- Rockwell Automation
- Microsoft Office
- C++
- Metrix Imageware Surfacer
- Sigmetrix CETOL 6 Sigma
- Statistical software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Zemax
- Finite element method FEM software
- Computer numerical control CNC software
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
- Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
- MAYA Nastran
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Rapid prototyping software
- Failure assessment software
- Video analysis software
- UGS I-DEAS
- Microsoft Word
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Motion analysis software
- Human machine interface HMI software
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Ladder Logic
- Microsoft Excel
- Mesh generation software
- Grid generation software
- PTC Creo Parametric
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
- Microsoft Project
- Intergraph Plant Design System PDS
- Microsoft Visio
- Design of experiments DOE software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Accelerated life testing software
- COSMOSWorks
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- G-code
- Reverse engineering software
- Blue Ridge Numerics CFDesign
- Statistical energy analysis SEA software
- Hewlett-Packard HP Graphics Language HPGL
- MUMPS M
- Modal analysis software
- Microsoft Access
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- IBM Notes
- Autodesk Revit
- InnovMetric PolyWorks
- Verilog
- Minitab
- Optical analysis software
- ReliaSoft BlockSim
- SAP
- ReliaSoft Alta 6 Pro
- Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
- Life cycle cost software