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