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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 “Equipment Engineer”

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.
Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
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.
Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
Solicit new business.
Provide technical customer service.
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
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.
Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
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.
Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
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

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

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