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