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