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