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