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