Mechanical Engineers

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
2. 02Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
3. 03Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
4. 04Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
5. 05Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
6. 06Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
7. 07Provide technical customer service.
8. 08Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
9. 09Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
10. 10Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
11. 11Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
12. 12Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.

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