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