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Job Description

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4041.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 43,220.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 20.00
Currently, there are 391,120 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Machinists”.

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Tasks for “Experimental Mechanic”

Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.

Related Technology & Tools

Horizontal lathes
Shears
Putty knives
Power sanders
Staging equipment
Telescoping gauges
3-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
Gauges
Sandblasters
Milling angle form cutters
Planer gauges
Binocular light compound microscopes
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Workshop cranes
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Personal digital assistants PDA
Steel wedges
Buffers
Combination wrenches
Handheld welders
Combination drills
Steel rules
Platforms
Screwdrivers
Ratchet sets
Combination pliers
Inside micrometers
Surface gauges
Sine bars
Side cutting pliers
Machine shop rigging equipment
Milling machines
Calipers
Crankshaft grinders
Vernier gear tooth calipers
Chippers
Vernier calipers
Socket wrench sets
Inside spring calipers
Needlenose pliers
Grinding wheel arbors
Sharpening equipment
Pipe wrenches
Boring bars
Wedges
Hermaphrodite calipers
Full face shields
Horizontal boring bars
Pipe threaders
Parallel blocks
Micrometers
Tongs
Cold chisels
Hex keys
Valve grinding machines
Machinists' squares
Vertical turret lathes VTL
Radial drills
Personal computers
Flywheel lathes
Welding shields
Knee mills
Heat-treating equipment
Anvils
Single-cut mill saw files
Chucks
Hand clamps
Prick punches
Desktop computers
Lathes
Soldering equipment
Breaker lathes
Pry bars
Utility knives
Feeler gauges
Height gauges
Square chisels
Rubber mallets
Vertical milling machines
Swaging tools
Machinists' hammers
V blocks
Marking blocks
Half-round files
Dial calipers
Shielded arc welding tools
Plasma welders
Engine lathes
Metal spray equipment
Hex wrenches
Ladders
Vernier height gauges
Laser printers
Portable welding equipment
Cylindrical grinders
Channel lock pliers
Radial drill presses
Vernier bevel protractors
Grinding dogs
Sensitive drill presses
Radius gauges
Centrifugal spin casters
Aviation snips
Cold saws
Brass hammers
Planers
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Adjustable wrenches
Ball peen hammers
Computerized numerical control CNC turning lathes
Shapers
Torches
Pillar drill machines
Hacksaws
Threading machines
Dial indicators
Cutoff saws
Edge finders
Welding lenses
Surface grinding machines
Spindle blade screwdrivers
Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
Power hacksaws
Composition hammers
Undercut tools
Broachers
Phillips head screwdrivers
Deburring tools
Center drills
Arbor presses
Punches
Sledgehammers
Jointers
Scribers
Screw pitch gauges
Spirit levels
Drum lathes
Turret lathes
Grinders
Angle plates
Tube benders
Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
Forklifts
Hydraulic presses
Metal shears
Horizontal mills
Metal cutting taps
Shims
Resurfacing machines
Brake presses
Power drills
Cylinder honers
Ring gauges
Brazing equipment
Beverly shears
Boring tools
Thread gauges
Turning lathes
Flat files
Magnetic retrievers
Bandsaws
Hand saws
Outside spring calipers
Outside micrometers
Milling vises
Chamfer tools
Reamers
Angled feeler gauges

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Computer aided design CAD software
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CNC Mastercam
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JETCAM
Kentech Kipware Studio
CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator
CNC TurboCAD/CAM
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office
Armchair Machinist software
EditCNC
Microsoft Word
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