Will “Technical Fellow” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
Unknown Chance of Automation
Sadly, the research paper did not provide any information about this occupation. Maybe have a look at our directory?
Job Description
Develop tools, implement designs, or integrate machinery, equipment, or computer technologies to ensure effective manufacturing processes.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3029.06
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Manufacturing Engineering Technologists”.
Also Known As…
- Manufacturing Engineering Technologists
- Tool Design Engineer
- Technical Fellow
- Manufacturing Technology Analyst
- Business Process Analyst
- Tool Planner
- Manufacturing Technologist
- Manufacturing Specialist
- Manufacturing Planner
- Manufacturing Engineering Technologist
Tasks for “Technical Fellow”
- Design plant layouts or production facilities.
- Develop processes to recover, recycle, or reuse waste or scrap materials from manufacturing operations.
- Develop manufacturing infrastructure to integrate or deploy new manufacturing processes.
- Train manufacturing technicians on topics such as safety, health, fire prevention, or quality.
- Plan, estimate, or schedule production work.
- Design plant or production layouts that minimize environmental impacts.
- Identify and implement new manufacturing technologies, processes, or equipment.
- Train manufacturing technicians on environmental protection topics.
- Select material quantities or processing methods needed to achieve efficient production.
- Recommend corrective or preventive actions to assure or improve product quality or reliability.
- Monitor or measure manufacturing processes to identify ways to reduce losses, decrease time requirements, or improve quality.
- Analyze manufacturing supply chains to identify opportunities for increased efficiency in the acquisition of raw materials.
- Monitor manufacturing operations to ensure adherence to environmental policies and practices.
- Erect manufacturing engineering equipment.
- Prepare layouts, drawings, or sketches of machinery or equipment, such as shop tooling, scale layouts, or new equipment design, using drafting equipment or computer-aided design (CAD) software.
- Operate complex processing equipment.
- Verify weights, measurements, counts, or calculations and record results on batch records.
- Ensure adherence to safety rules and practices.
- Estimate manufacturing costs.
- Oversee equipment start-up, characterization, qualification, or release.
- Identify opportunities for improvements in quality, cost, or efficiency of automation equipment.
- Coordinate equipment purchases, installations, or transfers.
- Perform routine equipment maintenance.
- Install and evaluate manufacturing equipment, materials, or components.
- Create computer applications for manufacturing processes or operations, using computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-assisted manufacturing (CAM) tools.
- Develop production, inventory, or quality assurance programs.
- Evaluate current or proposed manufacturing processes or practices for environmental sustainability, considering factors such as green house gas emissions, air pollution, water pollution, energy use, or waste creation.
- Develop sustainable manufacturing technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize raw material use, replace toxic materials with non-toxic materials, replace non-renewable materials with renewable materials, or reduce waste.
- Develop or maintain programs associated with automated production equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Permanent mold casting machines
- Spectrometers
- Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
- Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
- Pedestal grinders
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Digital calipers
- Micrometers
- Band saws
- Parallel sets
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Programmable automation controllers PAC
- Dye penetrant inspection equipment
- Deburring tools
- Safety glasses
- Automated vision systems
- Horizontal milling machines
- Three-dimensional laser digitizers
- Vertical machining centers
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Centrifugal casting machines
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Drill presses
- Computerized numerical control CNC routers
- Signal analyzers
- Edge finders
- Lathes
- Optical comparators
- Vertical spindle mills
- Osmometers
- Tensile testers
- 3-axis computer numerically controlled CNC milling machines
- Magnetic inspection equipment
- Hex key sets
- Automatic microhardness testers
- Fume hoods
- Fatigue testing machines
- Thermoplastic injection molding presses
- Induction melting units
- Dial calipers
- Machinist rules
- Desktop computers
- Spectrophotometers
- Engine lathes
- Eddy current inspection equipment
- Servohydraulic tensile testing machines
- pH meters
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- ABB CPM4Metals
- Planit Alphacam
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- MSC Software Nastran
- Microsoft Excel
- Siemens PLM Software Solid Edge
- Management information systems MIS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- G-code
- SAP
- Horizon Software MRP Plus
- Materilise Magics
- Microsoft Word
- Wonderware InTouch HMI
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Manufacturing execution system MES
- Rapid prototyping software
- MASS Group FactoryLink SCADA HMI
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- VIA Information Tools MAN-IT
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Cimatron Group GibbsCAM
- MSC Software Patran
- Microsoft Visual C++
- Siemens PLM Software NX
- Microsoft Office
- Infor Industrial Essentials
- MSC Software Adams
- Siemens SIMATIC HMI
- Kubotek CADKEY Wireframe
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Microsoft Project
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
- Artificial intelligence software
- National Instruments NI-DAQmx
- PLC Automation Intellution iFIX
- Surfware SURFCAM
- Microsoft Visio
- Materials requirement planning MRP software
- Delcam
- AspenTech Aspen InfoPlus
- Human machine interface HMI software