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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 Equipment Test Engineer”

Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
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.
Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
Provide technical customer service.
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.
Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
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.
Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
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.
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.
Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
Solicit new business.
Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
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, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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