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