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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 “Test Inspection Engineer”

Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
Provide technical customer service.
Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
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.
Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
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 test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
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.
Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
Solicit new business.
Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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