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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
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Automotive Engineering Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Automotive Engineering Technicians
- Test Engineer
- Research Technician
- Laboratory Technician (Lab Technician)
- Engineering Team Supervisor
- Emissions Engineer
- Durability Technician
- Auto Design Checker
Tasks for “Automotive Engineering Technician”
- Fabricate new or modify existing prototype components or fixtures.
- Inspect or test parts to determine nature or cause of defects or malfunctions.
- Install equipment, such as instrumentation, test equipment, engines, or aftermarket products, to ensure proper interfaces.
- Recommend product or component design improvements, based on test data or observations.
- Build instrumentation or laboratory test equipment for special purposes.
- Monitor computer-controlled test equipment, according to written or verbal instructions.
- Set up mechanical, hydraulic, or electric test equipment in accordance with engineering specifications, standards, or test procedures.
- Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, work specifications, drawings, or charts.
- 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.
- 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.
- Perform or execute manual or automated tests of automotive system or component performance, efficiency, or durability.
- Maintain test equipment in operational condition by performing routine maintenance or making minor repairs or adjustments as needed.
- 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.
- Analyze test data for automotive systems, subsystems, or component parts.
- Order new test equipment, supplies, or replacement parts.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- High-vacuum tensile testing chambers
- Frequency counters
- Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
- Flow benches
- Electronic engine analyzers
- Leakage testers
- Chassis dynamometers
- Calipers
- Exhaust gas analyzers
- Timing lights
- Pin gauges
- Force gauges
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Multimeters
- Plasma cutters
- Crack detection equipment
- Environmental chambers
- Compression testers
- Ignition oscilloscopes
- Engine lathes
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Function generators
- Oscilloscopes
- Vibration testers
- IBM Notes
- Road simulators
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Word
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Data acquisition software
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical
- Autodesk Inventor
- SAP