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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”
- Document test results, using cameras, spreadsheets, documents, or other tools.
- Monitor computer-controlled test equipment, according to written or verbal instructions.
- Fabricate new or modify existing prototype components or fixtures.
- Analyze test data for automotive systems, subsystems, or component parts.
- Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, work specifications, drawings, or charts.
- Improve fuel efficiency by testing vehicles or components that use lighter materials, such as aluminum, magnesium alloy, or plastic.
- 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.
- Participate in research or testing of computerized automotive applications, such as telemetrics, intelligent transportation systems, artificial intelligence, or automatic control.
- Maintain test equipment in operational condition by performing routine maintenance or making minor repairs or adjustments as needed.
- Set up mechanical, hydraulic, or electric test equipment in accordance with engineering specifications, standards, or test procedures.
- Order new test equipment, supplies, or replacement parts.
- Inspect or test parts to determine nature or cause of defects or malfunctions.
- Build instrumentation or laboratory test equipment for special purposes.
- Perform or execute manual or automated tests of automotive system or component performance, efficiency, or durability.
- 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.
- Install equipment, such as instrumentation, test equipment, engines, or aftermarket products, to ensure proper interfaces.
- Recommend tests or testing conditions in accordance with designs, customer requirements, or industry standards to ensure test validity.
- Recommend product or component design improvements, based on test data or observations.
Related Technology & Tools
- Environmental chambers
- Multimeters
- High-vacuum tensile testing chambers
- Leakage testers
- Electronic engine analyzers
- Timing lights
- Pin gauges
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Crack detection equipment
- Vibration testers
- Ignition oscilloscopes
- Flow benches
- Function generators
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Oscilloscopes
- Plasma cutters
- Chassis dynamometers
- Force gauges
- Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Calipers
- Compression testers
- Exhaust gas analyzers
- Engine lathes
- Frequency counters
- IBM Notes
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Data acquisition software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Word
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Road simulators
- SAP
- Autodesk Inventor