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