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