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