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