Container equipment design engineer
Also known as: container equipment sub engineer, container equipment mechanical engineer, container assembly line engineer, container equipment engineering consultant, container equipment technology engineering adviser, container equipment designer
About this occupation
Container equipment design engineers design equipment to contain products or liquids, according to set specifications, such as boilers or pressure vessels. They test the designs, look for solutions to any problems and oversee production.
A specialisation of mechanical engineer.
Essential skills and knowledge
- approve engineering design
- read engineering drawings
- production processes
- provide technical documentation
- types of containers
- use a computer
- engineering processes
- execute feasibility study
- mechanical engineering
- technical drawings
- use technical drawing software
- mathematics
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Engineers, All Other (O*NET 17-2199.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
US median pay: US$122,930 a year (2025), 154,070 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.