Mechanical Systems Engineer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Mechanical Systems Engineer evaluates and optimizes the systems used in mechanical engineering.

Job Outlook

There were 57 Mechanical Systems Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 2250 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Mechanical Engineer industry, which includes the Mechanical Systems Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:

Salary

Many new Mechanical Systems Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $116,791.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $103,479.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Mechanical Systems Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $96,672.

Education and Experience

Posted Mechanical Systems Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	78.84%
Master's Degree	32.8%
Doctoral Degree	8.44%
Other	2.04%

Posted Mechanical Systems Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	12.88%
3 to 5 years	40.91%
6 to 8 years	23.77%
9+ years	22.44%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Mechanical Systems Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Communication (34.04%)
Operations (28.84%)
Management (23.2%)
Leadership (21.11%)
Problem Solving (18.89%)
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (16.76%)
Planning (15.56%)
Innovation (15.47%)
Coordinating (14.22%)
Writing (13.47%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Systems Design (20.98%)
Mechanical Engineering (55.96%)
Project Management (27.98%)
Mechanical Systems (56%)
Systems Engineering (38.31%)
Aerospace Engineering (23.29%)
Mechanical Design (27.66%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Technical Requirements (3.84%)
Technical Issues (6.27%)
Industry Standards (7.85%)
PTC Creo (CAD Suite) (9.84%)
Export Control (16.74%)
Systems Integration (9.57%)
Thermal Management (10.02%)
Spacecraft (7.49%)
Requirements Management (4.78%)
Pressure Vessel (3.07%)
Physics (11.69%)
New Product Development (7.99%)
MATLAB (7.31%)
Product Lifecycle Management (6.63%)
Plumbing (5.1%)
Hydraulics (6.27%)
Finite Element Methods (7.9%)
Fluid Dynamics (5.69%)
Engineering Support (3.2%)
Electromechanics (6.68%)
Engineering Design Process (14.94%)
SolidWorks (CAD) (9.39%)
Procurement (7.9%)
Continuous Improvement Process (5.01%)
Control Systems (10.38%)
Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA) (5.14%)
ASME Boiler And Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) (6.32%)
Electrical Engineering (8.57%)
Auditing (2.08%)
HVAC (13.27%)
3D Modeling (12.32%)
Computer-Aided Design (10.42%)
AutoCAD (10.51%)
Space Flight (7.9%)
Ansys Simulation Software (9.21%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Mechanical Design (100%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Mechanical Systems Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Mechanical Systems Design Engineer
Systems Engineer
Fluid Systems Engineer
Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer
Principal Systems Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Technical Subject Matter Expert
Mechanical Commissioning Engineer
Mechanical Systems Design and Analysis Engineer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Mechanical Systems Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Blue Origin (147)
Honeywell International (57)
GE Aerospace (57)
Boeing (55)
Public Service Enterprise Group (51)
Meta (50)
Lockheed Martin (47)
Westinghouse Electric Company (46)
GE Vernova (39)
Jobot (37)

North Carolina

Actalent (7)
GE Vernova (6)
Honda (4)
Fluor (3)
W.Y.N. Consultants (2)
Us Cargo Systems (2)
Carrier Corporation (2)
Insight Global (2)
Brown And Caldwell (2)
Duke Energy (2)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

Textiles Master's Degrees

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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