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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
- Lead Manufacturing Engineering Tech
- Engineering Technical Analyst
- Apparatus Engineering Technologist
Tasks for “Mechanical Engineering Technologist”
- Test machines, components, materials, or products to determine characteristics such as performance, strength, or response to stress.
- Oversee, monitor, or inspect mechanical installations or construction projects.
- Prepare equipment inspection schedules, reliability schedules, work plans, or other records.
- Apply testing or monitoring apparatus to operating equipment.
- 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.
- Assist mechanical engineers in product testing through activities such as setting up instrumentation for automobile crash tests.
- Analyze or estimate production costs, such as labor, equipment, or plant space.
- Inspect and test mechanical equipment.
- Provide technical support to other employees regarding mechanical design, fabrication, testing, or documentation.
- Design specialized or customized equipment, machines, or structures.
- Assemble or disassemble complex mechanical systems.
- Conduct failure analyses, document results, and recommend corrective actions.
- Design molds, tools, dies, jigs, or fixtures for use in manufacturing processes.
- Interpret engineering sketches, specifications, or drawings.
- Prepare specifications, designs, or sketches for machines, components, or systems related to the generation, transmission, or use of mechanical or fluid energy.
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment, such as leak detectors, glove boxes, or mechanical pumps.
- 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 energy requirements and distribution systems to maximize the use of intermittent or inflexible renewable energy sources, such as wind or nuclear.
- Prepare layouts of machinery, tools, plants, or equipment.
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- Angle grinders
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
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- Lathes
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- Dual column bandsaws
- Tensile testers
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- Impact testers
- Polarimeters
- Vibration monitors
- Laptop computers
- Grinding machines
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- Digital hardness testers
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- Binocular compound microscopes
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- Optical comparators
- Wind tunnels
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- Analytical balances
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Tool grinders
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- Hydraulic benches
- Computerized scales
- Manual load frames
- Sound level meters
- Hydraulic presses
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Power sheet metal shears
- Milling machines
- Dual centrifuges
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- Hydrostatics benches
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- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- ProModel
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Office
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- TekSoft CAMWorks
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- ANSYS
- Finite element method FEM software
- Microsoft Excel
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- Microsoft Outlook
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