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