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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 “Sheet Metal Engineer”

Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
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.
Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
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.
Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
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.
Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
Solicit new business.
Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
Provide technical customer service.
Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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