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