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Job Description
Assist mechanical engineers in such activities as generation, transmission, or use of mechanical or fluid energy. Prepare layouts of machinery or equipment or plan the flow of work. May conduct statistical studies or analyze production costs.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3029.07
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Mechanical Engineering Technologists”.
Also Known As…
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists
- Tooling Engineering Tech
- Technical Staff Engineer
- Senior Process Analyst
- Senior Designer
- Mechanical Designer/Wind-Chill Administrator
- Mechanical Designer
- Engineering Technologist
- Engineering Tech
- Engineer Technical Staff
- CAD Designer (Computer Aided Design Designer)
- Tool Analyst
- Senior Advisory
- Mechanical Technologist
- Mechanical Maintenance
- Mechanical Engineering Technologist
- Lead Manufacturing Engineering Tech
- Engineering Technical Analyst
Tasks for “Apparatus Engineering Technologist”
- Test machines, components, materials, or products to determine characteristics such as performance, strength, or response to stress.
- Assist engineers to design, develop, test, or manufacture industrial machinery, consumer products, or other equipment.
- Apply testing or monitoring apparatus to operating equipment.
- Design specialized or customized equipment, machines, or structures.
- Prepare specifications, designs, or sketches for machines, components, or systems related to the generation, transmission, or use of mechanical or fluid energy.
- Conduct statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable and nonsustainable designs.
- Assist mechanical engineers in product testing through activities such as setting up instrumentation for automobile crash tests.
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment, such as leak detectors, glove boxes, or mechanical pumps.
- Analyze energy requirements and distribution systems to maximize the use of intermittent or inflexible renewable energy sources, such as wind or nuclear.
- Assemble or disassemble complex mechanical systems.
- Prepare layouts of machinery, tools, plants, or equipment.
- Analyze or estimate production costs, such as labor, equipment, or plant space.
- Interpret engineering sketches, specifications, or drawings.
- Inspect and test mechanical equipment.
- Design molds, tools, dies, jigs, or fixtures for use in manufacturing processes.
- Provide technical support to other employees regarding mechanical design, fabrication, testing, or documentation.
- Prepare cost and materials estimates or project schedules.
- Assist engineers to design or develop electrochemical devices, such as solid oxide membranes or other products for sustainable applications.
- Conduct failure analyses, document results, and recommend corrective actions.
- Prepare equipment inspection schedules, reliability schedules, work plans, or other records.
- Oversee, monitor, or inspect mechanical installations or construction projects.
Related Technology & Tools
- Boring machines
- Constant temperature baths
- Hydraulic presses
- Absorption dynamometers
- Wind tunnels
- Photoelastic testing machines
- Spectrometers
- Milling machines
- Dual column bandsaws
- Lathes
- Oxygen bomb calorimeters
- Superfinishing machines
- Plastic injection molding machines
- Polishing machines
- Laptop computers
- Three-dimensional prototyping printer
- Torsion testers
- Binocular compound microscopes
- Impact testers
- Servohydraulic load frames
- Lapping machines
- Cold cut chop saws
- Universal testing machines
- Fume hoods
- Dual centrifuges
- Sound level meters
- Optical comparators
- Hardness testers
- Three-dimensional laser digitizers
- Internal grinding machines
- Analytical balances
- Surface grinding machines
- Open channel flow apparatuses
- Tool grinders
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Microfluidic particle imaging velocimetry PIV systems
- Hydrostatics benches
- Micro mills
- Selective laser sintering SLS systems
- Centerless grinding machines
- Grinding machines
- Computerized scales
- Personal computers
- Fatigue testing machines
- Pneumatic ratchets
- Hydraulic benches
- Angle grinders
- Electronic strain gauges
- Digital hardness testers
- Drill presses
- Manual load frames
- Compression testers
- Polarimeters
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Micro lathes
- Laminated object manufacturing LOM systems
- Tensile testers
- Bench grinders
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Vibration monitors
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Power sheet metal shears
- Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- Microsoft Excel
- TekSoft CAMWorks
- Microsoft Word
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER Mechanica
- Stereolithography SLA rapid prototyping systems
- Data acquisition software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Autodesk Inventor
- ANSYS FLUENT
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Intellisense Intellisuite
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Outlook
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Bentley Microstation
- ANSYS
- Finite element method FEM software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ProModel
- Microsoft Access
- Autodesk AutoCAD