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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 Engineer”

Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.
Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
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.
Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
Provide technical customer service.
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
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.
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
Solicit new business.
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.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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