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<h2 id="maintenance-engineers-description">Maintenance engineer's description</h2> <p>A maintenance engineer should possess significant knowledge of <a href="/facts/Statistics/DNPsKGYU">statistics</a>, <a href="/facts/Probability/fgYvMhwb">probability</a>, and <a href="/facts/Logistics/0Hr2w55W">logistics</a>, and in the fundamentals of the operation of the equipment and machinery he or she is responsible for. A maintenance engineer should also possess high interpersonal, communication, and management skills, as well as the ability to make decisions quickly. </p><p>Typical responsibilities include:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Assure optimization of the maintenance organization structure</li> <li>Analysis of repetitive equipment failures</li> <li>Estimation of maintenance costs and evaluation of alternatives</li> <li>Forecasting of spare parts</li> <li>Assessing the needs for equipment replacements and establish replacement programs when due</li> <li>Application of <a href="/facts/Scheduling_(production_processes)/ChBw19Kb">scheduling</a> and <a href="/facts/Project_management/JgQVSU3o">project management</a> principles to replacement programs</li> <li>Assessing required maintenance tools and skills required for efficient maintenance of equipment</li> <li>Assessing required skills for maintenance personnel</li> <li>Reviewing personnel transfers to and from maintenance organizations</li> <li>Assessing and reporting <a href="/facts/Safety_hazard/09kGfaao">safety hazards</a> associated with maintenance of equipment</li></ul> <h2 id="maintenance-engineering-education">Maintenance engineering education</h2> <p>Institutions across the world have recognised the need for maintenance engineering. Maintenance engineers usually hold a degree in <a href="/facts/Mechanical_engineering/cbId4fye">mechanical engineering</a>, <a href="/facts/Industrial_engineering/TjInYQeC">industrial engineering</a>, or other engineering disciplines. In recent years specialised bachelor and master courses have developed. The <a href="/facts/Bachelor_degree/s739u69z">bachelor degree</a> program in maintenance engineering at the <a href="/facts/German-Jordanian_University/Up9Ryjp7">German-Jordanian University</a> in Amman is addressing the need, as well as the master's program in maintenance engineering at <a href="/facts/Lule%C3%A5_University_of_Technology/yzMJo5rf">Luleå University of Technology</a>. With an increased demand for Chartered Engineers, The <a href="/facts/University_of_Central_Lancashire/RcbIg46b">University of Central Lancashire</a> in United Kingdom has developed a MSc in maintenance engineering currently under accreditation with the <a href="/facts/Institution_of_Engineering_and_Technology/jNmTe0zD">Institution of Engineering and Technology</a> and a top-up <a href="/facts/Bachelor_of_Engineering/qmqBjQw6">Bachelor of Engineering</a> with honour degree for technicians holding a <a href="/facts/Higher_National_Diploma/DCusKJDp">Higher National Diploma</a> and seeking a progression in their professional career. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Aircraft_maintenance_engineer/S0Hq79ow">Aircraft maintenance engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Asset_management/LR50A8E0">Asset management</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Auto_mechanic/gx9Wguop">Auto mechanic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Civil_engineer/RjIFIjNe">Civil engineer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Computerized_maintenance_management_system/tyIamKJN">Computerized maintenance management system</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Computer_repair_technician/2PxemEXB">Computer repair technician</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electrician/JWGGvdY6">Electrician</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electrical_Technologist/khcFew6G">Electrical Technologist</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Industrial_Engineering/TjInYQeC">Industrial Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Marine_fuel_management/b7ucgsV4">Marine fuel management</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mechanic/barP4mk7">Mechanic</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Millwright/nd09Wmqp">Millwright</a> (machinery maintenance)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Maintenance,_repair_and_operations/oBDB9khj">Maintenance, repair and operations</a> (MRO)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Reliability_centered_maintenance/MvXxNzQr">Reliability centered maintenance</a> (RCM)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Reliability_engineering/cd6AS5w3">Reliability engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Preventive_maintenance/oBDB9khj">Preventive maintenance</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Product_lifecycle_management/G3U6gtBv">Product lifecycle management</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Stationary_engineer/0YUmEE7j">Stationary engineer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Total_productive_maintenance/yuS2JURK">Total productive maintenance</a> (TPM)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Six_Sigma/ctasMp3w">Six Sigma</a> for maintenance</li></ul> Associations <ul><li><a href="/facts/INFORMS/pALUR8e3">INFORMS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Institute_of_Industrial_Engineers/vCKrqnKx">Institute of Industrial Engineers</a></li></ul> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110710024804/http://www.gju.edu.jo/page.aspx?id=36&type=s&lng=en&page=159">School of Applied Technical Sciences - Maintenance Engineering</a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Dhillon, Balbir S. (2006) Maintainability, Maintenance, and Reliability for Engineers, CRC Press, 2006, ISBN 0-8493-7243-7, ISBN 978-0-8493-7243-8; <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=nxT-wxeVVIQC" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=nxT-wxeVVIQC</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Dhillon, Balbir S. (2006) Maintainability, Maintenance, and Reliability for Engineers, CRC Press, 2006, ISBN 0-8493-7243-7, ISBN 978-0-8493-7243-8; <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=nxT-wxeVVIQC" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=nxT-wxeVVIQC</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Mobley, Keith R. & Higgins, Lindley R. & Wikoff, Darrin J. (2008) Maintenance Engineering Handbook, McGraw-Hill Professional, Seventh Edition, 2008, ISBN 0-07-154646-4, ISBN 978-0-07-154646-1; <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=O8Fcf-VIliwC&q=maintenance+engineering+handbook" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=O8Fcf-VIliwC&q=maintenance+engineering+handbook</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Mechanical Guy". Wednesday, 27 February 2019 <a href="https://mechanicalguy.com/" target="_blank">https://mechanicalguy.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>