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