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