What You'll Do

  • Prepare parts sketches and write work orders and purchase requests to be furnished by outside contractors.
  • Draft detail drawing or sketch for drafting room completion or to request parts fabrication by machine, sheet or wood shops.
  • Review project instructions and blueprints to ascertain test specifications, procedures, and objectives, and test nature of technical problems such as redesign.
  • Review project instructions and specifications to identify, modify and plan requirements fabrication, assembly and testing.
  • Set up and conduct tests of complete units and components under operational conditions to investigate proposals for improving equipment performance.
  • Analyze test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives, and modify or adjust equipment to meet specifications.
  • Evaluate tool drawing designs by measuring drawing dimensions and comparing with original specifications for form and function using engineering skills.
  • Calculate required capacities for equipment of proposed system to obtain specified performance and submit data to engineering personnel for approval.
  • Record test procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or test methods.
  • Read dials and meters to determine amperage, voltage, electrical output and input at specific operating temperature to analyze parts performance.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 3.75/5
Active Listening 3.75/5
Critical Thinking 3.75/5
Speaking 3.62/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.62/5
Writing 3.5/5
Operations Monitoring 3.5/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.38/5
Mathematics 3.25/5
Quality Control Analysis 3.25/5
Systems Analysis 3.25/5
Active Learning 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, Innovation, Intellectual Curiosity

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Information Ordering 3.88/5
Near Vision 3.88/5
Oral Expression 3.75/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.75/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.75/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.75/5

Technologies & Tools

Ansys Fluent ANSYS Mechanical ANSYS simulation software Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical Autodesk Inventor Autodesk Revit Bentley MicroStation C++ CNC Mastercam Computer aided design CAD software Computer aided manufacturing CAM software Computerized numerical control CNC programming software Corel WordPerfect Office Suite Dassault Systemes CATIA Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Data acquisition software Finite element method FEM software IBM CATIA Intellisense Intellisuite

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.78/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.65/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.31/5)
  • Innovation (High importance: 4.29/5)
  • Intellectual Curiosity (High importance: 4.29/5)

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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:

Apparatus Engineering Technologist Automation Design Checker Brinell Tester Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) Computer-Aided Design Designer Development Technician Electrical Mechanical Maintenance Technician Engineering Aide Engineering Analyst Engineering Data Analyst Engineering Drawings Checker Engineering Laboratory Technician (Engineering Lab Technician) Engineering Technical Analyst Engineering Technician (Engineering Tech) Engineering Technologist Experimental Technician Gyroscope Technician Gyroscopic Engineering Technician Heat Transfer Technician Hydraulic Technician Laser Technician Manufacturing Engineering Technician (Manufacturing Engineering Tech) Mechanical Assembly Technician (Mechanical Assembly Tech) Mechanical Designer Mechanical Engineering Technician (Mechanical Engineering Tech) Mechanical Engineering Technologist Mechanical Inspector Mechanical Repair Technician (Mechanical Repair Tech) Mechanical Service Specialist Mechanical Service Technician (Mechanical Service Tech) Mechanical Technician (Mechanical Tech) Mechanical Technologist Mechanical Test Technician (Mechanical Test Tech) Motor Tester Operations Analyst Optomechanical Technician Process Analyst Process Engineering Technician (Process Engineering Tech) Process Technician Proof Technician Research and Development Technician (R and D Tech) Systems Analyst Systems Engineering Analyst Technical Analyst Test Engineering Analyst Tool Analyst Tool Design Checker Tooling Engineering Technician

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