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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or calibrate machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists. | Prepare parts sketches and write work orders and purchase requests to be furnished by outside contractors. | |||
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Draft detail drawing or sketch for drafting room completion or to request parts fabrication by machine, sheet or wood shops. | ||||
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Review project instructions and blueprints to ascertain test specifications, procedures, and objectives, and test nature of technical problems such as redesign. | ||||
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Review project instructions and specifications to identify, modify and plan requirements fabrication, assembly and testing. | ||||
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Devise, fabricate, and assemble new or modified mechanical components for products such as industrial machinery or equipment, and measuring instruments. | ||||
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Discuss changes in design, method of manufacture and assembly, and drafting techniques and procedures with staff and coordinate corrections. | ||||
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Set up and conduct tests of complete units and components under operational conditions to investigate proposals for improving equipment performance. | ||||
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Inspect lines and figures for clarity and return erroneous drawings to designer for correction. | ||||
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Analyze test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives, and modify or adjust equipment to meet specifications. | ||||
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Evaluate tool drawing designs by measuring drawing dimensions and comparing with original specifications for form and function using engineering skills. | ||||
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Confer with technicians and submit reports of test results to engineering department and recommend design or material changes. | ||||
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Calculate required capacities for equipment of proposed system to obtain specified performance and submit data to engineering personnel for approval. | ||||
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Record test procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or test methods. | ||||
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Read dials and meters to determine amperage, voltage, electrical output and input at specific operating temperature to analyze parts performance. | ||||
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Estimate cost factors including labor and material for purchased and fabricated parts and costs for assembly, testing, or installing. | ||||
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Set up prototype and test apparatus and operate test controlling equipment to observe and record prototype test results. | ||||
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Operate drill press, grinders, engine lathe, or other machines to modify parts tested or to fabricate experimental parts for testing. | ||||
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Test equipment, using test devices attached to generator, voltage regulator, or other electrical parts, such as generators or spark plugs. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Mechanical Engineering Technicians and Technologists
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
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Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
ANSYS Mechanical | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Autodesk Inventor | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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CNC Mastercam | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | |||
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Computer aided design CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | |||
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Computerized numerical control CNC programming software | Industrial control software | |||
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Corel WordPerfect software | Word processing software | |||
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IBM CATIA V5 | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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MSC Software Adams | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
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Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | |||
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Microsoft Project | Project management software | |||
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Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software | |||
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PTC Pro/ENGINEER software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Robotic control software | Industrial control software | |||
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Soft Servo Systems LadderWorks PLC | Industrial control software | |||
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SolidWorks CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Spectral Dynamics STARAcoustics | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Spectral Dynamics STARModal | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Three-dimensional 3D solid modeling software | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | |||
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Web browser software | Internet browser software | |||
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Wolfram Research Mathematica | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Accelerometers | Accelerometers | |||
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Adjustable wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Air compressors | Air compressors | |||
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Anemometers | Anemometers | |||
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Arc welding equipment | Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus | |||
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Arc-joint pliers | Slip or groove joint pliers | |||
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Band saws | Power saws | |||
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Belt sanders | Power sanders | |||
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Bend test fixtures | Metal testing instruments | |||
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Bore gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Brazing equipment | Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus | |||
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C clamps | C clamps | |||
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Center punches | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Clamp-on ammeters | Ammeters | |||
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Claw hammers | Hammers | |||
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Combination milling machines | Milling cutters | |||
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Combination squares | Squares | |||
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Compression testing machines | Compression testers | |||
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Computerized numerical control CNC lathes | Lathes | |||
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Computerized numerical control CNC vertical milling machines | Milling cutters | |||
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Coordinate measuring machines CMM | Coordinate measuring machines CMM | |||
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Cylindrical grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Dial calipers | Calipers | |||
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Dial indicators | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Dies | Taps or dies | |||
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Digital multimeters | Multimeters | |||
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Digitizing tablets | Graphics tablets | |||
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Drafting plotters | Plotter printers | |||
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Drill presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Dry rod ovens | Welding tools | |||
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Durometers | Hardness testers | |||
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Dynamic mechanical analyzers DMA | Thermal differential analyzers | |||
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Dynamometers | Dynamometers | |||
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Electronic comparators | Comparators | |||
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Extrusion machines | Extruders | |||
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Fatigue testers | Fatigue testers | |||
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Fluid meters | Flow sensors | |||
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Force sensors | Force or torque sensors | |||
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Freon recovery equipment | Vacuum pumps | |||
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Gas welding equipment | Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus | |||
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Go/no-go gauges | Go or no go gauge | |||
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Granite surface plates | Lifter plate | |||
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Guided bend weld test units | Metal testing instruments | |||
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Hacksaws | Saws | |||
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Hand brakes | Workshop presses | |||
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Hardness testers | Hardness testers | |||
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Heat treatment furnaces | Induction heaters | |||
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Hex keys | Hex keys | |||
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High-voltage amplifiers | Amplifiers | |||
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Hydraulic universal testers | Compression testers | |||
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Impact testers | Impact testers | |||
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Injection molders | Injection molding machines | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Lathes | Lathes | |||
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Layout squares | Squares | |||
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Linear amplifiers | Amplifiers | |||
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Load cells | Loadcells | |||
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Locking pliers | Locking pliers | |||
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Long nose pliers | Longnose pliers | |||
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Marking gauges | Metal markers or holders | |||
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Measuring tapes | Tape measures | |||
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Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment | Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery | |||
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Metallographs | Inverted microscopes | |||
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Micrometers | Micrometers | |||
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Microprocessors | Microprocessors | |||
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Mill files | Files | |||
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Milling machines | Milling machines | |||
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Nut drivers | Nut drivers | |||
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Offset screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Optical comparators | Comparators | |||
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Optical compound microscopes | Binocular light compound microscopes | |||
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Oscilloscopes | Oscilloscopes | |||
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Oxyacetylene welding equipment | Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus | |||
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Pedestal grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Phillips head screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Plane-parallel gauge blocks | Gage block set | |||
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Polishing machines | Grinding or polishing machines | |||
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Positioning jigs | Positioning jig | |||
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Power drills | Power drills | |||
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Power grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Power shears | Shears | |||
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Power sheet metal shears | Shears | |||
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Pressure sensors | Pressure sensors | |||
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Programmable logic controllers PLC | Microcontrollers | |||
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Protractors | Protractors | |||
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Punch presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Ring gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Rotameters | Rotameters | |||
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Rotational molders | Injection molding machines | |||
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Safety gloves | Protective gloves | |||
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Safety goggles | Goggles | |||
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Screw gauge micrometers | Micrometers | |||
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Screw pitch gauges | Pitch measuring instruments | |||
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Screw thread gauges | Thread counters or gauges | |||
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Scribers | Scribers | |||
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Scroll saws | Power saws | |||
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Shear testers | Shear strength testers | |||
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Sheet metal slitters | Milling cutters | |||
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Signal conditioners | Signal conditioners | |||
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Signal generators | Signal generators | |||
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Sine bars | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Slip joint pliers | Slip or groove joint pliers | |||
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Slotted screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Snap gauges | Thickness measuring devices | |||
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Socket wrench sets | Socket sets | |||
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Soldering equipment | Soldering irons or guns | |||
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Spirit levels | Levels | |||
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Spot welders | Welders | |||
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Steel rules | Rulers | |||
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Stick welding machines | Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus | |||
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Straight screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Strain gauges | Strain gauges | |||
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Surface grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Switched amplifiers | Amplifiers | |||
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Taper plug gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Taps | Taps or dies | |||
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Temperature sensors | Temperature transmitters | |||
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Tensile testers | Tension testers | |||
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Torque meters | Force or torque sensors | |||
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Track burning machines | Milling cutters | |||
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Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment | Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery | |||
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Twin-screw extruders | Twin screw extruder | |||
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Twist drills | Twist drills | |||
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Ultrasound inspection equipment | Ultrasonic examination equipment | |||
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Utility knives | Utility knives | |||
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Vacuum molders | Vacuum molding machines | |||
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Vernier calipers | Calipers | |||
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Vernier height gauges | Height gauges | |||
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Vibration testers | Vibration testers | |||
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Welding equipment | Welding tools | |||
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Welding masks | Welding masks | |||
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Wire cutters | Wire cutters | |||
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Wire strippers | Stripping tools | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Related Work Experience | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Auto Design Checker | |||
Automation Technician | |||
Brinell Tester | |||
Certified Control Systems Technician | |||
Design Engineer | |||
Designer | |||
Development Technician | |||
Die Drawing Checker | |||
Electric Motor Mechanic | |||
Engineering Drawings Checker | |||
Engineering Lab Technician | |||
Engineering Technical Analyst | |||
Engineering Technician | |||
Equipment Engineer | |||
Experimental Technician | |||
Finite Element Analysis Modeling Specialist (FEA Modeling Specialist) | |||
Gyroscope Technician | |||
Gyroscopic Engineering Technician | |||
Heat Transfer Technician | |||
Hydraulic Technician | |||
Industrial Multicraft Maintenance Technician | |||
Lab Technician | |||
Laser Technician | |||
Laser/Electro-Optics Technician (LEOT) | |||
Machinist | |||
Maintenance Mechanic | |||
Maintenance Superintendent | |||
Maintenance Technician | |||
Manufacturing Engineer | |||
Mechanical Designer | |||
Mechanical Engineer | |||
Mechanical Technician | |||
Molding Technician | |||
Motor Tester | |||
Optomechanical Technician | |||
Process Engineering Technician | |||
Process Technician | |||
Proof Technician | |||
Refrigeration Technician | |||
Research Mechanic | |||
Research and Development Technician | |||
Robotics Technician | |||
Tool Analyst | |||
Tool Design Checker | |||
Tool Specialist | |||
Tool or Die Drawing Checker | |||
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