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