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