Mechanical Testing Engineer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Mechanical Testing Engineer designs and runs verification methods, test reports, and assists with troubleshooting for mechanical engineering projects.

Job Outlook

There were 87 Mechanical Testing Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 4465 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Mechanical Engineer industry, which includes the Mechanical Testing Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Mechanical Testing 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 $110,094.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $89,246.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Mechanical Testing Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $93,787.

Education and Experience

Posted Mechanical Testing 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	81.72%
Master's Degree	29.07%
Doctoral Degree	6%
Other	3.83%

Posted Mechanical Testing 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	28.73%
3 to 5 years	42.61%
6 to 8 years	16.78%
9+ years	11.88%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Mechanical Testing 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.

Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (41.05%)
Communication (35.66%)
Problem Solving (23.56%)
Operations (20.38%)
Planning (17.4%)
Management (17.07%)
Leadership (16.46%)
Microsoft Office (13.64%)
Detail Oriented (12.41%)
Mathematics (12.09%)

Defining Skills

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

Electrical Engineering (31.04%)
Test Planning (40.19%)
Test Engineering (90.42%)
Python (Programming Language) (23.05%)
Mechanical Engineering (40.52%)
Test Data (20.18%)
Test Equipment (36.4%)

Necessary Skills

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

Mechanical Design (5.94%)
Medical Devices (4.51%)
Design Verification (4.49%)
Oscilloscope (11.3%)
Laboratory Equipment (4.15%)
Data Analysis (19.91%)
Software Testing (8.93%)
C (Programming Language) (6.39%)
Computer-Aided Design (9.4%)
Aerospace Engineering (10.5%)
Test Automation (14.71%)
Continuous Improvement Process (10.43%)
Calibration (7.24%)
Debugging (12.18%)
SolidWorks (CAD) (8.43%)
Computer Science (12.98%)
Data Processing (4.1%)
Data Collection (9.87%)
Electromechanics (12.24%)
Electronic Engineering (2.92%)
Systems Engineering (14.67%)
Integration Testing (7.45%)
Automation (20.52%)
Data Acquisition (21.17%)
MATLAB (16.42%)
Physics (8.93%)
Product Testing (4.96%)
Electronics (13.88%)
Control Systems (7.54%)
C++ (Programming Language) (11.28%)
Systems Integration (12.92%)
Verification And Validation (8.97%)
Instrumentation (17.45%)
Computer Engineering (10.36%)
Systems Design (7.6%)
System Testing (9.62%)
Laboratory Testing (7.18%)
Project Management (13.57%)
Mechanical Systems (6.62%)
LabVIEW (19%)
New Product Development (17.63%)
Root Cause Analysis (7.49%)
Sensors (8.66%)
Test Execution Engine (6.21%)
Scripting (7.71%)
Industry Standards (5.02%)
Export Control (7.22%)

Alternative Job Titles

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

Test Engineer
Mechanical Test Engineer
Integration and Test Engineer
Systems Integration and Test Engineer
Systems Test Engineer
Software Test Engineer
Test Engineering Technician
Vehicle Test Engineer
Battery Test Engineer
Systems Integration/Test 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 Testing Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Actalent (289)
Raytheon Technologies (223)
Blue Origin (158)
L3Harris Technologies (139)
Lockheed Martin (84)
SpaceX (78)
Northrop Grumman (75)
Tesla (69)
General Dynamics (60)
Honeywell International (53)

North Carolina

Actalent (8)
Volvo (8)
Raytheon Technologies (4)
Siemens (4)
TE Connectivity (3)
Arinc International Of Canada Ulc (3)
GE Vernova (3)
John Deere (3)
Stefanini (3)
ManpowerGroup (3)

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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