What You'll Do

  • Build instrumentation or laboratory test equipment for special purposes.
  • Order new test equipment, supplies, or replacement parts.
  • Set up mechanical, hydraulic, or electric test equipment in accordance with engineering specifications, standards, or test procedures.
  • Recommend tests or testing conditions in accordance with designs, customer requirements, or industry standards to ensure test validity.
  • Monitor computer-controlled test equipment, according to written or verbal instructions.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, work specifications, drawings, or charts.
  • Maintain test equipment in operational condition by performing routine maintenance or making minor repairs or adjustments as needed.
  • Install equipment, such as instrumentation, test equipment, engines, or aftermarket products, to ensure proper interfaces.
  • Inspect or test parts to determine nature or cause of defects or malfunctions.
  • Document test results, using cameras, spreadsheets, documents, or other tools.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 3.62/5
Speaking 3.5/5
Critical Thinking 3.5/5
Active Listening 3.25/5
Writing 3.25/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.25/5
Operations Monitoring 3.25/5
Quality Control Analysis 3.25/5
Mathematics 3.12/5
Monitoring 3.12/5
Repairing 3.12/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.12/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Cautiousness, Intellectual Curiosity, Innovation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Written Comprehension 3.88/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.75/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.75/5
Near Vision 3.75/5
Oral Comprehension 3.62/5
Oral Expression 3.5/5
Information Ordering 3.5/5

Technologies & Tools

A&D Technology iTest Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical Autodesk Inventor Computer aided design CAD software Computer aided manufacturing CAM software Data acquisition software IBM Notes Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Word National Instruments LabVIEW PTC Creo Parametric SAP software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.71/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.65/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.29/5)
  • Intellectual Curiosity (High importance: 4.24/5)
  • Innovation (High importance: 4.18/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Automotive Design Checker (Auto Design Checker) Automotive Engineering Technician Automotive Technician (Auto Technician) Automotive Test Technician (Auto Test Technician) Durability Technician Laboratory Technician (Lab Technician) Performance Technician Research Technician Transportation Engineering Technician

Career Fit FAQs

Is this career a good fit for me

This page shows the role itself. To see personal fit, use the assessment to compare your interests, motivations, and strengths against this career and against the role you are in now.

Can this help if I want to stay in my field

Yes. Many people use career pages like this to compare nearby roles in the same field and see whether they need a full switch or a better-fit version of the work they already know.

What should I compare first

Start with the daily tasks, the preparation level, and the work-style signals on this page. Then use the assessment to see whether this role looks like a stronger fit than your current role or just a different title.