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