Description
A Mechanical Engineer, or Facilities Maintenance Engineer, designs, builds and tests various mechanical devices, like industrial machines, transportation systems and robotics equipment. Their main duties include locating problems with various machinery, conducting experiments to improve different product designs and using CAD technology to build product designs.
Design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles. Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
• Identifying deficiencies in mechanical processes and developing improvements
• Designing and developing prototypes
• Analyzing and testing prototypes and each revision of a device
• Supervising the development of computer-aided design (CAD) project drawings from junior team members
• Developing, initiating and managing all phases of projects
• Preparing documentation of critical analysis and providing suggestions for correcting errors
• Collaborating with Project Managers for proper allocation and tracking of resources.