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