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