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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 Research Engineer”

Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
Solicit new business.
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.
Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
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.
Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.
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.
Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
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.
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.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
Provide technical customer service.
Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
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.
Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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