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