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