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