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