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