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