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Overview
Equipment engineers design, adapt and maintain machinery and technical equipment in manufacturing facilities so production can run reliably.
In job descriptions, look for technical requirements, feasibility studies, production processes, CAD or technical drawings, equipment availability, maintenance planning, test data, prototype work and project management.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Work is usually close to production lines, engineering teams and maintenance planning. The equipment engineer translates manufacturing needs into technical requirements, designs or adapts machinery and plans maintenance so stoppages are limited.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes engineering principles, manufacturing processes, technical drawings, CAD, feasibility studies, test data, equipment availability, prototype design, production improvement and project management.
Salary context
Salary context depends on equipment criticality, project budget, responsibility for uptime, design authority, testing scope, maintenance ownership and whether the role supports one site or several production environments.
Career paths
Development can move toward senior equipment engineering, maintenance leadership, manufacturing engineering, automation or robotics projects, reliability engineering, technical project management or process-improvement roles.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names the equipment family, production process, CAD tools, testing duties, maintenance handover, uptime targets and how much design work is expected.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include component engineer, design engineer and precision engineer.
Explore this activityMANUFACTURING
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include process engineer, tooling engineer and industrial tool design engineer.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
CMANUFACTURING71.12Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
Alternative labels
equipment engineering expert
equipment engineering consultant
equipment technology engineering adviser
equipment technology engineering expert
equipment engineering adviser
equipment technology engineering specialist
equipment technology engineering consultant
equipment technology engineer
equipment engineering specialist
equipment engineers
Occupation group
mechanical engineer (2144.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1c36dd08-f6a7-43f2-a889-beebedb71c25 |
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| ESCO code | 2144.1.6 |
| ISCO group | 2144 |
| Concept type | Occupation |