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