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