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