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