Mechanical Engineer
What is a Mechanical Engineer?
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.
Life As a Mechanical Engineer
- Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
- Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
- Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
- Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.
- Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
- Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
What Every Mechanical Engineer Should Know
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
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.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Related Job Titles for this Occupation
- Heating Engineer
- Electro-Mechanical Engineer
- HVAC Engineer (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Engineer)
- Mechanical Design Facilities or Products Engineer
- Industrial Green Systems Designer
Tools & Technologies Used by Mechanical Engineers
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Python
- Microsoft Access
- Data entry software
- SAP
- Microsoft Project
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft SharePoint
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Microsoft Dynamics
- IBM Notes
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Minitab