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