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