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 100 Mechanical Testing Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 5434 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 $96,451.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $100,280.
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 $83,869.
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 | 6.05% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 80.79% |
| Master's Degree | 27.11% |
| Doctoral Degree | 5.94% |
| Other | 3.17% |
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 | 29.45% |
| 3 to 5 years | 41.91% |
| 6 to 8 years | 15.18% |
| 9+ years | 13.47% |
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) (36.84%)
- Communication (36.62%)
- Problem Solving (21.64%)
- Operations (19.53%)
- Planning (18.46%)
- Management (17.21%)
- Leadership (15.38%)
- Writing (12.86%)
- Microsoft Office (12.83%)
- Verbal Communication Skills (12.04%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Test Engineering (89.49%)
- Data Acquisition (21.31%)
- Mechanical Engineering (39.85%)
- Test Planning (39.94%)
- Test Equipment (33.63%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Electrical Engineering (28.8%)
- Test Execution Engine (6.97%)
- Medical Devices (3.86%)
- Machining (4.24%)
- Aerospace Engineering (8.54%)
- Physics (8.95%)
- Laboratory Testing (6.14%)
- Debugging (9.46%)
- Systems Engineering (13.76%)
- Integration Testing (6.77%)
- Project Management (11.9%)
- Electromechanics (11.95%)
- MATLAB (14.98%)
- Electronics (11.64%)
- System Testing (10.53%)
- Data Analysis (17.04%)
- C++ (Programming Language) (9.33%)
- Hydraulics (4.93%)
- Test Automation (14.31%)
- Oscilloscope (10.33%)
- Mechanical Systems (6.46%)
- Software Engineering (5.96%)
- Test Data (18.71%)
- New Product Development (18.02%)
- Mechanical Design (5.02%)
- Software Testing (9.19%)
- Computer-Aided Design (10.04%)
- Computer Science (11.95%)
- Root Cause Analysis (6.09%)
- Instrumentation (18.45%)
- Verification And Validation (9.3%)
- Calibration (6.77%)
- C# (Programming Language) (3.25%)
- Automation (19.7%)
- Scripting (7.05%)
- Printed Circuit Board (3.78%)
- Sensors (8.21%)
- Python (Programming Language) (17.91%)
- Computer Engineering (8.63%)
- Design Verification (4.35%)
- Electronic Engineering (3.04%)
- SolidWorks (CAD) (7.95%)
- LabVIEW (19.87%)
- Product Testing (5.64%)
- Systems Integration (10.77%)
- Data Collection (7.93%)
- Control Systems (7.45%)
- Technical Documentation (2.88%)
- Electrical Wiring (3.74%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- PCI EXtensions For Instrumentation (1.4%)
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.
- PCI EXtensions For Instrumentation (1.57%)
- Test Engineering (99.98%)
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
- Software Test Engineer
- Systems Test Engineer
- Systems Integration/Test Engineer
- Battery Test Engineer
- Principal Engineer
- Modem System 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.
- Manufacturing Test Engineer
- Hardware Test Engineer
- Research & Development Engineer
- Validation Engineer
- Aerospace Engineer
- Electro-Mechanical Engineer
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 (382)
- Raytheon Technologies (210)
- Lockheed Martin (170)
- L3Harris Technologies (155)
- Northrop Grumman (120)
- Blue Origin (112)
- Randstad (87)
- Tesla (82)
- SpaceX (82)
- CNH Industrial (65)
North Carolina
- Actalent (18)
- Merz North America (7)
- General Electric (4)
- TE Connectivity (3)
- Curtiss-Wright (3)
- Ford (3)
- John Deere (3)
- Stefanini (3)
- Wolfspeed (3)
- Volvo (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!
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