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