When electronic or mechanical equipment develop issues, they are resolved or fixed by Maintenance Engineers. They usually work with manufacturing, construction and engineering companies.
Maintenance Engineers earn good salaries. Their benefits include health care, general or life insurance, pension, vacation and sick days. They may work 40 hour weeks, shift systems and overtime.
A Maintenance Engineer usually performs many of the following tasks:
• Diagnosing faults
• Undertaking scheduled maintenance
• Repairing equipment
• Supervising engineering and technical staff
• Managing budgets
• Maintaining statistical and financial records
• Creating maintenance procedures

• Being practical and decisive
• Being technically minded
• Communication
• Being computer literate
• Being professional
• Being approachable and amenable
• Networking
• Resolving issues
• Stress management
• Being persuasive
• Performing maintenance responsibilities
• Understanding technical and mechanical data
• Working with teams
• Organisation

Studying Mechanical Engineering, Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Production, Manufacturing Engineering and other engineering courses will assist graduates in becoming eligible for jobs in Maintenance Engineering. Professionals in Computer Engineering are also eligible for this type of job. Having Bachelors or Masters Degrees is advantageous but HNC, HND, BTEC, qualifications are also accepted by some employers.