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