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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”

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.

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Steppers
Digital to analog converters
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Torque transducers
Optical laser scanners
Wire bonders
Precision positioning tables
Programmable logic controllers PLC
Personal computers
Infrared thermography cameras
Anodic wafer bonding systems
Interferometers
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Interferometric microscopes
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Digital particle image velocimeters
Pitot tubes
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Spin-coaters
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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
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Nano indentation systems
X ray radiographic systems
Laser Doppler anemometers
Vapor deposition tube furnaces
Contact testers
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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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