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