Employment Percentage
1.880391587
SOC Title
Engineers, All Other
Ed Level Bachelors
43.720001
Ed Level Masters
34.169998
Ed Level Doctors
21.809999
Typical Ed Level
a Bachelor's degree
Career Description
Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.
Core Tasks
- Create schematics and physical layouts of integrated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) components or packaged assemblies consistent with process, functional, or package constraints.
- Investigate characteristics such as cost, performance, or process capability of potential microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device designs, using simulation or modeling software.
- Create or maintain formal engineering documents, such as schematics, bills of materials, components or materials specifications, or packaging requirements.
- Conduct analyses addressing issues such as failure, reliability, or yield improvement.
- Plan or schedule engineering research or development projects involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology.
- Propose product designs involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, considering market data or customer requirements.
- Develop formal documentation for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, including quality assurance guidance, quality control protocols, process control checklists, data collection, or reporting.
- Communicate operating characteristics or performance experience to other engineers or designers for training or new product development purposes.
Start Annual Earnings
58455.17
Top Annual Earnings
197011.57
EMSI Career Title Slug
microsystems-engineer