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