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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 “Research Technician”
- Document test results, using cameras, spreadsheets, documents, or other tools.
- Inspect or test parts to determine nature or cause of defects or malfunctions.
- Set up mechanical, hydraulic, or electric test equipment in accordance with engineering specifications, standards, or test procedures.
- Fabricate new or modify existing prototype components or fixtures.
- Build instrumentation or laboratory test equipment for special purposes.
- Install equipment, such as instrumentation, test equipment, engines, or aftermarket products, to ensure proper interfaces.
- 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.
- Perform or execute manual or automated tests of automotive system or component performance, efficiency, or durability.
- Order new test equipment, supplies, or replacement parts.
- Recommend product or component design improvements, based on test data or observations.
- 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.
- Recommend tests or testing conditions in accordance with designs, customer requirements, or industry standards to ensure test validity.
- Monitor computer-controlled test equipment, according to written or verbal instructions.
- 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.
- 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
- Plasma cutters
- Exhaust gas analyzers
- Compression testers
- Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
- Crack detection equipment
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Oscilloscopes
- Force gauges
- Vibration testers
- Environmental chambers
- Engine lathes
- Multimeters
- Flow benches
- Function generators
- Chassis dynamometers
- Calipers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Pin gauges
- High-vacuum tensile testing chambers
- Ignition oscilloscopes
- Leakage testers
- Electronic engine analyzers
- Timing lights
- Frequency counters
- Microsoft Excel
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical
- SAP
- Data acquisition software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Autodesk Inventor
- IBM Notes
- Road simulators