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