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