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