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