Will “Tool Analyst” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
Unknown Chance of Automation
Sadly, the research paper did not provide any information about this occupation. Maybe have a look at our directory?
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)
- Senior Advisory
- Mechanical Technologist
- Mechanical Maintenance
- Mechanical Engineering Technologist
- Lead Manufacturing Engineering Tech
- Engineering Technical Analyst
- Apparatus Engineering Technologist
Tasks for “Tool Analyst”
- Provide technical support to other employees regarding mechanical design, fabrication, testing, or documentation.
- Prepare cost and materials estimates or project schedules.
- 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.
- Assist mechanical engineers in product testing through activities such as setting up instrumentation for automobile crash tests.
- Test machines, components, materials, or products to determine characteristics such as performance, strength, or response to stress.
- Design specialized or customized equipment, machines, or structures.
- Inspect and test mechanical equipment.
- Interpret engineering sketches, specifications, or drawings.
- Assemble or disassemble complex mechanical systems.
- Oversee, monitor, or inspect mechanical installations or construction projects.
- Conduct failure analyses, document results, and recommend corrective actions.
- Prepare equipment inspection schedules, reliability schedules, work plans, or other records.
- Prepare layouts of machinery, tools, plants, or equipment.
- Conduct statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable and nonsustainable designs.
- 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.
- Analyze energy requirements and distribution systems to maximize the use of intermittent or inflexible renewable energy sources, such as wind or nuclear.
- Design molds, tools, dies, jigs, or fixtures for use in manufacturing processes.
- Prepare specifications, designs, or sketches for machines, components, or systems related to the generation, transmission, or use of mechanical or fluid energy.
- Apply testing or monitoring apparatus to operating equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Open channel flow apparatuses
- Cold cut chop saws
- Pneumatic ratchets
- Binocular compound microscopes
- Laminated object manufacturing LOM systems
- Manual load frames
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Oxygen bomb calorimeters
- Absorption dynamometers
- Servohydraulic load frames
- Constant temperature baths
- Hydrostatics benches
- Internal grinding machines
- Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
- Spectrometers
- Vibration monitors
- Dual column bandsaws
- Power sheet metal shears
- Selective laser sintering SLS systems
- Micro mills
- Universal testing machines
- Angle grinders
- Hydraulic benches
- Polishing machines
- Analytical balances
- Personal computers
- Boring machines
- Lathes
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Tool grinders
- Torsion testers
- Grinding machines
- Sound level meters
- Compression testers
- Digital hardness testers
- Microfluidic particle imaging velocimetry PIV systems
- Centerless grinding machines
- Micro lathes
- Wind tunnels
- Drill presses
- Electronic strain gauges
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Milling machines
- Fume hoods
- Laptop computers
- Tensile testers
- Optical comparators
- Impact testers
- Fatigue testing machines
- Polarimeters
- Three-dimensional prototyping printer
- Plastic injection molding machines
- Superfinishing machines
- Three-dimensional laser digitizers
- Hydraulic presses
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Dual centrifuges
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Lapping machines
- Hardness testers
- Bench grinders
- Computerized scales
- Photoelastic testing machines
- Surface grinding machines
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- Microsoft Word
- ANSYS FLUENT
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- ANSYS
- Data acquisition software
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER Mechanica
- TekSoft CAMWorks
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- ProModel
- Stereolithography SLA rapid prototyping systems
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk Inventor
- Intellisense Intellisuite
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Finite element method FEM software
- Bentley Microstation