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