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