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