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