Maintenance Engineers are professionals who maintain machinery and equipment, optimization of procedures, systems, infrastructures and budgets for the purpose of improving reliability and maintainability. They also analyze the equipment maintenance structure, look into equipment and machinery failures, assess the needs for spare parts and equipment replacements, report safety hazards and evaluate alternatives. Mainly they are employed in the production, manufacturing or transport sector.
Students have to go through below-mentioned process for becoming successful in this career orienting profession.
Maintenance Engineer Eligibility
The minimum educational qualification for this professional is an Engineering Bachelor’s Degree in Operations and Maintenance subjects.
Maintenance Engineer Required Skills
- Maintenance Engineers should possess good knowledge of logistics, statistics and probability, and an excellent understanding of how the machinery.
- They also have excellent diagnostic and problem-solving skills, and good at negotiation and business in general.
- Other skills they need to have are good interpersonal and management skills which are always an asset for them.
- They should also have good communication and excellent writing skills which are essential for both individual projects and jobs and for long-term success and career advancement.
How to become a Maintenance Engineer?
Students have to follow below-mentioned admission procedure/related aspects for this profession-
Step 1
After passing 12th class in science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, students have to possess an engineering Bachelor’s Degree with subjects like Electrical, Manufacturing, Mechanical and Production. There are many colleges/universities offering courses for this profession. They must have to pass an entrance test for admission which is conducted both on all India level or state level. They must possess good rank i.e. small rank good institute.
Engineering Degree Courses-
- B.E. (Electrical Engineering)
- B.E. (Manufacturing Engineering)
- B.E. (Mechanical Engineering)
- B.E. (Production Engineering)
Course Eligibility-
12th class pass in science stream and a good entrance test rank
Entrance Test for the above Courses-
Step 2
Further, willing candidates after having jobs or passing this course can go for Master’s Degree as some of the employers offer jobs to postgraduate degree holders. These jobs are mostly managerial and research related fields.
Institutes offering Courses for Maintenance Engineer
- Dynamic Institutes of Aeronautical Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad
- Punjab Engineering College - University of Technology, Chandigarh
- Government Engineering College, Mandi
- Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum
Maintainance Engineer Job Description
They are responsible for designing maintenance methods and strategies, scheduling maintenance work, identifying problems and managing maintenance equipment and tools. Maintenance engineering plays a vital role in the efficiency, development and progress of manufacturing and processing industries.
Maintenance Engineer Career Prospects
After passing this professional course Maintenance Engineers can find work either on-site or supervise repairs and diagnose faults remotely. Here their main work is to reduce the probability of breakdowns, improve the overall safety of manufacturing processes, staff and production plants. They also liaise with clients and other departments within their employing company and frequently oversee quality inspections. They usually start their careers as technical specialists and after gaining enough relevant work experience they move on to senior engineering jobs such as project management, plant management or consultancy.
Maintenance Engineer Salary
Maintenance Engineers monthly salary depends on some of the factors like market salary trends, the profile of the company and academic records of candidates. But on an average basis, they are given between Rs.25,000 to Rs.35,000 per month. This is not the salary limit; they can earn more than this as they keep obtaining work experience.
