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