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