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