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