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Median wages (2008) $36.02 hourly, $74,920 annual
Employment (2006) 226,000 employees
Projected growth (2006-2016) Slower than average (3% to 6%)
Projected need (2006-2016) 58,000 additional employees
17-2141.00 - Mechanical Engineers

Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of such equipment as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.

Sample of reported job titles: Mechanical Engineer, Design Engineer, Product Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Process Engineer, Equipment Engineer, Design Maintenance Engineer, Systems Engineer, Chassis Systems Engineer, Commissioning Engineer

Also see: Fuel Cell Engineers, Automotive Engineers

Tasks

  • Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.
  • Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products using drafting tools or computer-assisted design (CAD) or drafting equipment and software.
  • Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles.
  • Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information.
  • Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
  • Conduct research that tests and analyzes the feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components and systems.
  • Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to maintenance crew.
  • Develop and test models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess feasibility, operating condition effects, possible new applications and necessity of modification.
  • Develop, coordinate, and monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, and operation of product designs.
  • Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.

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Tools & Technology

Tools used in this occupation:

Cold forming presses — Fused deposition modeling machines; Rapid thermal processing systems
Flowmeters — Digital particle image velocimeters; Laser Doppler anemometers; Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV; Pitot tubes
Interferometers — Interferometric microscopes; Spectrum analyzers
Machine mounts or vibration isolators — Vibration control systems; Vibration isolators
Semiconductor process systems — Spin-coaters; Wafer bonding systems; Wafer dicing saws; Wire bonders

Technology used in this occupation:

Analytical or scientific software — ANSYS software; Sigmetrix CETOL 6 Sigma; Statistical energy analysis SEA software; The Mathworks MATLAB
Computer aided design CAD software — Autodesk AutoCAD software; SolidWorks CAD software; UGS I-DEAS; Zeemax software
Development environment software — Ladder Logic; Microsoft Visual Basic; National Instruments LabVIEW; Rockwell Software
Industrial control software — Computer numerical control CNC software; Human machine interface HMI software
Object or component oriented development software — C++; G-code
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