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