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