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Job Description
Assist engineers in determining the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3027.01
Also Known As…
- Test Engineer
- Research Technician
- Laboratory Technician (Lab Technician)
- Engineering Team Supervisor
- Emissions Engineer
- Durability Technician
- Automotive Engineering Technician
- Auto Design Checker
Tasks for “Automotive Engineering Technicians”
- Analyze performance of vehicles or components that have been redesigned to increase fuel efficiency, such as camless or dual-clutch engines or alternative types of air-conditioning systems.
- Recommend product or component design improvements, based on test data or observations.
- Inspect or test parts to determine nature or cause of defects or malfunctions.
- Test performance of vehicles that use alternative fuels, such as alcohol blends, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, biodiesel, nano diesel, or alternative power methods, such as solar energy or hydrogen fuel cells.
- Maintain test equipment in operational condition by performing routine maintenance or making minor repairs or adjustments as needed.
- Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, work specifications, drawings, or charts.
- Set up mechanical, hydraulic, or electric test equipment in accordance with engineering specifications, standards, or test procedures.
- Monitor computer-controlled test equipment, according to written or verbal instructions.
- Order new test equipment, supplies, or replacement parts.
- Build instrumentation or laboratory test equipment for special purposes.
- Fabricate new or modify existing prototype components or fixtures.
- Install equipment, such as instrumentation, test equipment, engines, or aftermarket products, to ensure proper interfaces.
- Improve fuel efficiency by testing vehicles or components that use lighter materials, such as aluminum, magnesium alloy, or plastic.
- Recommend tests or testing conditions in accordance with designs, customer requirements, or industry standards to ensure test validity.
- Document test results, using cameras, spreadsheets, documents, or other tools.
- Participate in research or testing of computerized automotive applications, such as telemetrics, intelligent transportation systems, artificial intelligence, or automatic control.
- Perform or execute manual or automated tests of automotive system or component performance, efficiency, or durability.
- Analyze test data for automotive systems, subsystems, or component parts.
Related Technology & Tools
- Leakage testers
- Pin gauges
- Multimeters
- Flow benches
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Force gauges
- Environmental chambers
- Engine lathes
- Timing lights
- Crack detection equipment
- Vibration testers
- Compression testers
- Frequency counters
- Oscilloscopes
- Exhaust gas analyzers
- Electronic engine analyzers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Function generators
- Chassis dynamometers
- Calipers
- Plasma cutters
- Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
- High-vacuum tensile testing chambers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Ignition oscilloscopes
- Microsoft Office
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical
- SAP
- Data acquisition software
- Autodesk Inventor
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Road simulators
- PTC Creo Parametric
- IBM Notes
- Microsoft Excel
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Word