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Job Description
Assist mechanical engineers in such activities as generation, transmission, or use of mechanical or fluid energy. Prepare layouts of machinery or equipment or plan the flow of work. May conduct statistical studies or analyze production costs.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3029.07
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Mechanical Engineering Technologists”.
Also Known As…
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists
- Tooling Engineering Tech
- Technical Staff Engineer
- Senior Process Analyst
- Senior Designer
- Mechanical Designer/Wind-Chill Administrator
- Mechanical Designer
- Engineering Technologist
- Engineering Tech
- Engineer Technical Staff
- Tool Analyst
- Senior Advisory
- Mechanical Technologist
- Mechanical Maintenance
- Mechanical Engineering Technologist
- Lead Manufacturing Engineering Tech
- Engineering Technical Analyst
- CAD Designer (Computer Aided Design Designer)
- Apparatus Engineering Technologist
Tasks for “CAD Designer (Computer Aided Design Designer)”
- Assist engineers to design, develop, test, or manufacture industrial machinery, consumer products, or other equipment.
- Analyze energy requirements and distribution systems to maximize the use of intermittent or inflexible renewable energy sources, such as wind or nuclear.
- Inspect and test mechanical equipment.
- Assemble or disassemble complex mechanical systems.
- Interpret engineering sketches, specifications, or drawings.
- Assist engineers to design or develop electrochemical devices, such as solid oxide membranes or other products for sustainable applications.
- Oversee, monitor, or inspect mechanical installations or construction projects.
- Conduct failure analyses, document results, and recommend corrective actions.
- Prepare specifications, designs, or sketches for machines, components, or systems related to the generation, transmission, or use of mechanical or fluid energy.
- Test machines, components, materials, or products to determine characteristics such as performance, strength, or response to stress.
- Prepare cost and materials estimates or project schedules.
- Prepare layouts of machinery, tools, plants, or equipment.
- Analyze or estimate production costs, such as labor, equipment, or plant space.
- Assist mechanical engineers in product testing through activities such as setting up instrumentation for automobile crash tests.
- Provide technical support to other employees regarding mechanical design, fabrication, testing, or documentation.
- Design molds, tools, dies, jigs, or fixtures for use in manufacturing processes.
- Apply testing or monitoring apparatus to operating equipment.
- Design specialized or customized equipment, machines, or structures.
- Prepare equipment inspection schedules, reliability schedules, work plans, or other records.
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment, such as leak detectors, glove boxes, or mechanical pumps.
- Conduct statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable and nonsustainable designs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Superfinishing machines
- Manual load frames
- Digital hardness testers
- Internal grinding machines
- Polishing machines
- Spectrometers
- Hardness testers
- Dual centrifuges
- Compression testers
- Hydraulic presses
- Cold cut chop saws
- Photoelastic testing machines
- Open channel flow apparatuses
- Boring machines
- Micro lathes
- Centerless grinding machines
- Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
- Electronic strain gauges
- Plastic injection molding machines
- Lapping machines
- Milling machines
- Computerized scales
- Impact testers
- Bench grinders
- Laptop computers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Polarimeters
- Sound level meters
- Fume hoods
- Universal testing machines
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Fatigue testing machines
- Micro mills
- Microfluidic particle imaging velocimetry PIV systems
- Tensile testers
- Three-dimensional laser digitizers
- Lathes
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Surface grinding machines
- Pneumatic ratchets
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Grinding machines
- Constant temperature baths
- Hydraulic benches
- Torsion testers
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Three-dimensional prototyping printer
- Laminated object manufacturing LOM systems
- Servohydraulic load frames
- Vibration monitors
- Personal computers
- Angle grinders
- Binocular compound microscopes
- Selective laser sintering SLS systems
- Tool grinders
- Analytical balances
- Wind tunnels
- Oxygen bomb calorimeters
- Absorption dynamometers
- Power sheet metal shears
- Drill presses
- Hydrostatics benches
- Optical comparators
- Dual column bandsaws
- Data acquisition software
- TekSoft CAMWorks
- Microsoft Outlook
- Autodesk Inventor
- Intellisense Intellisuite
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER Mechanica
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Word
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- Stereolithography SLA rapid prototyping systems
- ProModel
- Bentley Microstation
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Computer aided design CAD software
- ANSYS
- ANSYS FLUENT
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Finite element method FEM software