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