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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
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. | Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports. | |||
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Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information. | ||||
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Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications. | ||||
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Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications. | ||||
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Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles. | ||||
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Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to maintenance crew. | ||||
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Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products using drafting tools or computer-assisted design (CAD) or drafting equipment and software. | ||||
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Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems and needs. | ||||
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Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair to ensure that machines and equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications. | ||||
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Conduct research that tests and analyzes the feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components and systems. | ||||
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Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions. | ||||
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Develop and test models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess feasibility, operating condition effects, possible new applications and necessity of modification. | ||||
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Develop, coordinate, and monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, and operation of product designs. | ||||
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Estimate costs and submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects, and prepare contract documents. | ||||
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Perform personnel functions such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists and other engineers, or design of evaluation programs. | ||||
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Solicit new business and provide technical customer service. | ||||
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Establish and coordinate the maintenance and safety procedures, service schedule, and supply of materials required to maintain machines and equipment in the prescribed condition. | ||||
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Study industrial processes to determine where and how application of equipment can be made. | ||||
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Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects. | ||||
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Apply engineering principles and practices to emerging fields such as robotics, waste management, and biomedical engineering. | ||||
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Design test control apparatus and equipment and develop procedures for testing products. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Mechanical Engineers
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
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Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Clerical | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |||
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Technology Design | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
ANSYS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Accelerated life testing software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Autodesk AutoCAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Bill of materials software | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | |||
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Blue Ridge Numerics CFDesign | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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C++ | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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COSMOSWorks software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Computational fluid dynamics CFD software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Computer aided design CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | |||
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Computer numerical control CNC software | Industrial control software | |||
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Cost estimation software | Financial analysis software | |||
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Data acquisition software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Design of experiments DOE software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Failure assessment software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Finite element method FEM software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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G-code | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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Grid generation software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Hewlett-Packard HP Graphics Language HPGL | Development environment software | |||
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Human machine interface HMI software | Industrial control software | |||
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InnovMetric PolyWorks | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Intergraph Plant Design System PDS | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Ladder Logic | Development environment software | |||
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Lambda Research OSLO | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Life cycle cost software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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MAYA Nastran | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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MUMPS M | Development environment software | |||
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Mathsoft Mathcad | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Mesh generation software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Metrix Imageware Surfacer | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | |||
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Microsoft Project | Project management software | |||
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Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Modal analysis software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Motion analysis software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software | |||
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Optical analysis software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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PTC Pro/ENGINEER software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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PTC Pro/Sheetmetal | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Rapid prototyping software | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | |||
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ReliaSoft Alta 6 Pro | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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ReliaSoft BlockSim | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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ReliaSoft Weibull++ 6 | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Reliability analysis software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Reverse engineering software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Rockwell Software | Development environment software | |||
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Sigmetrix CETOL 6 Sigma | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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SolidWorks CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Statistical energy analysis SEA software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Statistical software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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UGS I-DEAS | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Video analysis software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Zeemax software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Accelerometers | Accelerometers | |||
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Acoustic emission AE sensors | Acoustic sensors | |||
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Air compressors | Air compressors | |||
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Aligners | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Analog to digital converters | Voltage comparator integrated circuits | |||
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Anodic wafer bonding systems | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Chemical-mechanical polishing equipment | Grinding or polishing machines | |||
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Computed tomography CT systems | Medical computed tomography CT or CAT complete stationery unit installations | |||
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Contact lithography equipment | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Contact testers | High voltage cable detection | |||
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Coordinate measuring machines CMM | Coordinate measuring machines CMM | |||
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Cryogenic apparatus | Infrared spectrometers | |||
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Deep reactive ion etchers DRIE | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Digital particle image velocimeters | Flowmeters | |||
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Digital to analog converters | Voltage comparator integrated circuits | |||
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Dynamic strain indicators | Strain gauges | |||
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Dynamometers | Dynamometers | |||
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Ellipsometers | Thickness measuring devices | |||
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Evaporation systems | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Flip-chip wafer bonding systems | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Fluorescence spectrometers | Spectrometers | |||
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Force transducers | Force or torque sensors | |||
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Function generators | Signal generators | |||
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Fused deposition modeling machines | Cold forming presses | |||
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Heat exchangers | Heat exchangers | |||
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Infrared thermography cameras | Infrared imagers | |||
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Interferometers | Interferometers | |||
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Interferometric microscopes | Interferometers | |||
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Laser Doppler anemometers | Flowmeters | |||
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Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV | Flowmeters | |||
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Laser digitizers | Scanners | |||
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Multi-pen plotters | Plotter printers | |||
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Multimeters | Multimeters | |||
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Nano indentation systems | Hardness testers | |||
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Optical laser scanners | Coordinate measuring machines CMM | |||
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Optical sensors | Fiber sensors | |||
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Oscilloscopes | Oscilloscopes | |||
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Pattern generators | Signal generators | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Photoelastic testing machines | Photoelastic testing instruments | |||
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Pitot tubes | Flowmeters | |||
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Plasma etchers | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Position transducers | Proximity sensors | |||
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Precision positioning tables | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Programmable logic controllers PLC | Microcontrollers | |||
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Projection lithography equipment | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Radio frequency sensors | Proximity sensors | |||
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Rapid thermal processing systems | Cold forming presses | |||
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Scanning electron microscopes SEM | Scanning electron microscopes | |||
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Scanning probe microscopes SPM | Scanning probe microscopes | |||
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Scanning tunneling microscopes STM | Scanning probe microscopes | |||
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Servohydraulic material testing machines | Fatigue testers | |||
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Spectrum analyzers | Frequency analyzers | |||
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Spin-coaters | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Sputtering systems | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Steppers | Step drive or stepper drive or step indexer | |||
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Strain gauges | Strain gauges | |||
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Stylus profilometers | Roughness measuring instruments | |||
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Subsonic wind tunnels | Flow transmitters | |||
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Supersonic wind tunnels | Flow transmitters | |||
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Surface profilometers | Roughness measuring instruments | |||
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Torque transducers | Force or torque sensors | |||
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Torsional converters | Torque converters | |||
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Vapor deposition tube furnaces | Programmable tube furnaces | |||
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Velocity transducers | Speed sensors | |||
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Vibration control systems | Machine mounts or vibration isolators | |||
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Vibration isolators | Machine mounts or vibration isolators | |||
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Vibration testers | Vibration testers | |||
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Video editing equipment | Video editors | |||
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Wafer bonding systems | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Wafer dicing saws | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Wire bonders | Semiconductor process systems | |||
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Wire electrical discharge machines | Wire cathode electrode discharge machine | |||
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X ray radiographic systems | X ray radiography examination equipment | |||
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X ray tubes | X ray radiography examination equipment | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Bachelor's Degree | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Air Conditioning Engineer | |||
Auto Research Engineer | |||
Automation Engineer | |||
Body Engineer | |||
Brake Engineer | |||
Car Designer | |||
Chassis Systems Engineer | |||
Combustion Engineer | |||
Commissioning Engineer | |||
Computer Aided Engineering Engineer (CAE Engineer) | |||
Cooling and Heating Systems Design Engineer | |||
Cryogenics Engineer | |||
Design Engineer | |||
Design Maintenance Engineer | |||
Diesel Engineer | |||
Diesel Retrofit Designer | |||
Distribution Engineer | |||
Dust Control Engineer | |||
Electro-Mechanical Engineer | |||
Engine Designer | |||
Equipment Engineer | |||
Erecting Engineer | |||
Facilities Engineer | |||
Facilities Mechanical Design Engineer | |||
Failure Analysis Technician | |||
Field Service Engineer | |||
Geothermal Power Generation Mechanical Engineer | |||
HVAC Engineer (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Engineer) | |||
HVAC Engineer (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Engineer) | |||
HVAC Sensor and Digital Control Designer (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Sensor and Digital Control Designer) | |||
Heating Engineer | |||
Heating and Cooling Systems Engineer | |||
Hydraulic Engineer | |||
Hydroelectric Plant Mechanical Engineer | |||
Industrial Engineer | |||
Industrial Green Systems Designer | |||
Industrial Retrofit Designer | |||
Installation Engineer | |||
Internal Combustion Engineer | |||
Machine Design Engineer | |||
Machine Tool Designer | |||
Machining Engineer | |||
Manufacturing Applications Engineer | |||
Manufacturing Engineer | |||
Mechanical Design Engineer | |||
Mechanical Design Facilities or Products Engineer | |||
Mechanical Development Engineer | |||
Mechanical Engineer | |||
Mechanical Equipment Test Engineer | |||
Mechanical Research Engineer | |||
Mechanical Systems Engineer | |||
Motorcycle Designer | |||
Plant Engineer | |||
Plant Equipment Engineer | |||
Powertrain CAE Engineer (Powertrain Computer Aided Engineering Engineer) | |||
Process Engineer | |||
Product Engineer | |||
Production Specialist | |||
Products Mechanical Design Engineer | |||
Project Engineer | |||
Refrigeration Engineer | |||
Roller Coaster Designer | |||
Roller Coaster Engineer | |||
Servomechanism Designer | |||
Sheet Metal Engineer | |||
Solar Energy Systems Designer | |||
Solar Engineer | |||
Stress Analyst | |||
Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) | |||
Systems Engineer | |||
Test Engineer | |||
Test Inspection Engineer | |||
Textile Engineer | |||
Tool Design Engineer | |||
Tool Designer | |||
Tool Designer Apprentice | |||
Tool Engineer | |||
Tool and Die Engineer | |||
Tooling Engineer | |||
Utilization Engineer | |||
Ventilating Engineer | |||
Ventilating Expert | |||
Weapons Designer | |||
Weapons Engineer | |||
Wind Turbine Mechanical Engineer | |||
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