Mechanical engineers design power-producing machines, such as electric generators, internal combustion engines, and steam and gas turbines, as well as power-using machines, such as refrigeration and air-conditioning systems. Mechanical engineers design other machines inside buildings, such as elevators and escalators.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create and meet project schedules.
• If others create the project schedule for the engineer, he or she must
• Meet that schedule, or, communicate any perceived difficulties with meeting the schedule in a timely fashion so that said schedule can be negotiated to meet customer requirements.
• Exercise independent judgment to develop system designs that meet customer objectives
• Manage project issues, budgets, and schedules Complete Project
• When assigned a task by others, the engineer is responsible to make sure all objectives, schedules, and reporting requirements are clarif...