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62EXH Mechanical Engineer Officer

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Overview

A Mechanical Engineer Officer plans and implements projects within a mechanical engineering specialty. They apply advanced technical skills and knowledge to support technology used in operations worldwide.

Minimum clearance: Top Secret

Core Skills

  • Life cycle systems engineering coordination
  • Requirements-driven system development and modification planning
  • New technology transition into systems

Civilian Career Paths

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Mechanical Engineers

Military experience planning system design, development, manufacturing, sustainment, and modifications transfers directly to developing mechanical systems that meet customer requirements.

How to prepare: Build a mechanical-system design case study that traces requirements through component selection, design decisions, and a verification plan.

What the civilian work involves
  • Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
  • Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
  • Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorks

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. DAFOCD, 30 Apr 26: DEVELOPMENTAL ENGINEER (62E) - Specialty Summary, Shredouts and Appendix A entries

    [1] 62XX utilization field intro and AFSC 62E4/62E3*/62E1* ladder over 'DEVELOPMENTAL ENGINEER (Changed 31 Oct 25)'; 1. Specialty Summary; 4. Specialty Shredouts table prints suffix rows 'A Aeronautical (DoD Occ Code: 240400)', 'B Astronautical (DoD Occ Code: 240400)', 'C Computer Systems (DoD Occ Code: 240200)', 'E Electrical/Electronic (DoD Occ Code: 240200)', 'F Flight Test (DoD Occ Code: 240400)', 'G Project (DoD Occ Code: 251200)', 'H Mechanical (DoD Occ Code: 240400)', 'I Systems/Industrial/Human Factors'; Appendix A CIP Education Matrix prints per-suffix education entries; cached text lines 10195-10245, 10288-10293, 13058-13175; PDF pp.237-239 (printed pp.275-277) and Appendix pp.304-305 (printed pp.342-343)

    PDF page 238 (opens in a new tab)

    Supports: Life cycle systems engineering coordination, Requirements-driven system development and modification planning, New technology transition into systems, Mechanical Engineers (O*NET 17-2141.00)

  2. O*NET: Mechanical Engineers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Open source document (opens in a new tab)

    Supports: Mechanical Engineers (O*NET 17-2141.00)

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