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