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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 “Mechanical Design Facilities or Products Engineer”

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

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