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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 “Tooling Engineer”

Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
Provide technical customer service.
Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
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.
Solicit new business.
Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
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.
Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
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.
Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.

Related Technology & Tools

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