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Job Description
Assist engineers in determining the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3027.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Automotive Engineering Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Automotive Engineering Technicians
- Research Technician
- Laboratory Technician (Lab Technician)
- Engineering Team Supervisor
- Emissions Engineer
- Test Engineer
- Durability Technician
- Automotive Engineering Technician
- Auto Design Checker
Tasks for “Test Engineer”
- Maintain test equipment in operational condition by performing routine maintenance or making minor repairs or adjustments as needed.
- Perform or execute manual or automated tests of automotive system or component performance, efficiency, or durability.
- Participate in research or testing of computerized automotive applications, such as telemetrics, intelligent transportation systems, artificial intelligence, or automatic control.
- Recommend product or component design improvements, based on test data or observations.
- Document test results, using cameras, spreadsheets, documents, or other tools.
- Order new test equipment, supplies, or replacement parts.
- Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, work specifications, drawings, or charts.
- Recommend tests or testing conditions in accordance with designs, customer requirements, or industry standards to ensure test validity.
- Analyze test data for automotive systems, subsystems, or component parts.
- Fabricate new or modify existing prototype components or fixtures.
- Monitor computer-controlled test equipment, according to written or verbal instructions.
- Set up mechanical, hydraulic, or electric test equipment in accordance with engineering specifications, standards, or test procedures.
- Inspect or test parts to determine nature or cause of defects or malfunctions.
- Test performance of vehicles that use alternative fuels, such as alcohol blends, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, biodiesel, nano diesel, or alternative power methods, such as solar energy or hydrogen fuel cells.
- Improve fuel efficiency by testing vehicles or components that use lighter materials, such as aluminum, magnesium alloy, or plastic.
- Install equipment, such as instrumentation, test equipment, engines, or aftermarket products, to ensure proper interfaces.
- Analyze performance of vehicles or components that have been redesigned to increase fuel efficiency, such as camless or dual-clutch engines or alternative types of air-conditioning systems.
- Build instrumentation or laboratory test equipment for special purposes.
Related Technology & Tools
- Calipers
- Frequency counters
- Pin gauges
- Electronic engine analyzers
- Environmental chambers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
- Function generators
- Compression testers
- Exhaust gas analyzers
- Chassis dynamometers
- Crack detection equipment
- Engine lathes
- Ignition oscilloscopes
- Multimeters
- Force gauges
- Vibration testers
- Flow benches
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- High-vacuum tensile testing chambers
- Leakage testers
- Oscilloscopes
- Plasma cutters
- Timing lights
- SAP
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Microsoft Excel
- IBM Notes
- Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Data acquisition software
- Road simulators
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Autodesk Inventor
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Computer aided design CAD software