mechanical engineer
Mechanical engineers research, plan and design mechanical products and systems and supervise the fabrication, operation, application, installation and repair of systems and products. They research and analyse data.
Also called: mechanics engineer, mechanical engineering adviser, mechanical engineering consultant, mechanical technology engineering adviser, mechanical technology engineer, mechanical technology engineering expert, mechanical technology engineering specialist, mechanical engineering specialist
- 40
- essential skills
- 52
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2144
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
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Essential skills
40- 3D modelling
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- building automation
- CAE software
- computer simulation
- continuum mechanics
- coordinate engineering teams
- create technical plans
- define part requirements
- define technical requirements
- design a solar absorption cooling system
- design engineering components
- design heating and cooling emission systems
- design prototypes
- draft design specifications
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- fluid mechanics
- industrial engineering
- integrated design
- manage engine-room resources
- material mechanics
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics
- mechanics of motor vehicles
- mechanics of trains
- mechatronics
- perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling
- perform feasibility study on solar heating
- perform scientific research
- pneumatics
- principles of mechanical engineering
- solar absorption cooling system
- solid mechanics
- sustainable installation materials
- technical drawings
- use precision tools
- use technical drawing software
Optional skills
52- advise on machinery malfunctions
- aerodynamics
- aircraft mechanics
- assess financial viability
- automation technology
- automotive engineering
- blueprints
- build machines
- calibrate mechatronic instruments
- combined heat and power generation
- create a product's virtual model
- design a domotic system in buildings
- design automation components
- design drawings
- design principles
- determine production capacity
- develop mechatronic test procedures
- disassemble engines
- electric current
- electromechanics
- environmental legislation
- evaluate engine performance
- gather technical information
- hydraulics
- inspect engine rooms
- install automation components
- install mechatronic equipment
- instruct on energy saving technologies
- keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain robotic equipment
- manage supplies
- manage the operation of propulsion plant machinery
- mathematical modelling
- micromechatronic engineering
- operate precision machinery
- operate ship propulsion system
- perform data analysis
- precision mechanics
- prepare production prototypes
- quality and cycle time optimisation
- re-assemble engines
- read engineering drawings
- read standard blueprints
- repair engines
- robotic components
- robotics
- set up automotive robot
- set up the controller of a machine
- simulate mechatronic design concepts
- test mechatronic units
- transmission towers
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