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