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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 “Machine Design Engineer”

Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
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.
Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.
Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
Provide technical customer service.
Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
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.
Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
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.
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.
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
Solicit new business.
Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.

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

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