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