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