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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information. | Develop detailed design drawings and specifications for mechanical equipment, dies, tools, and controls, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment. | |||
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Coordinate with and consult other workers to design, lay out, or detail components and systems and to resolve design or other problems. | ||||
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Review and analyze specifications, sketches, drawings, ideas, and related data to assess factors affecting component designs and the procedures and instructions to be followed. | ||||
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Compute mathematical formulas to develop and design detailed specifications for components or machinery using computer-assisted equipment. | ||||
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Position instructions and comments onto drawings. | ||||
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Modify and revise designs to correct operating deficiencies or to reduce production problems. | ||||
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Design scale or full-size blueprints of specialty items such as furniture and automobile body or chassis components. | ||||
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Check dimensions of materials to be used and assign numbers to the materials. | ||||
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Lay out and draw schematic, orthographic, or angle views to depict functional relationships of components, assemblies, systems, and machines. | ||||
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Confer with customer representatives to review schematics and answer questions pertaining to installation of systems. | ||||
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Draw freehand sketches of designs, trace finished drawings onto designated paper for the reproduction of blueprints, and reproduce working drawings on copy machines. | ||||
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Supervise and train other drafters, technologists, and technicians. | ||||
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Lay out, draw, and reproduce illustrations for reference manuals and technical publications to describe operation and maintenance of mechanical systems. | ||||
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Shade or color drawings to clarify and emphasize details and dimensions or eliminate background using ink, crayon, airbrush, and overlays. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Mechanical Drafters
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 | |||
Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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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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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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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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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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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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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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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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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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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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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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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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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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Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |||
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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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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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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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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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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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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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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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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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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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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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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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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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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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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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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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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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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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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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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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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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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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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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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Adobe Systems Adobe After Effects | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Adobe Systems Adobe LiveMotion | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Autodesk AutoCAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Autodesk Inventor | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Autodesk Mechanical | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Bentley Microstation | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Bentley Navigator | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Bill of materials software | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | |||
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Dassault Systemes CATIA software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Document management system software | Document management software | |||
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Graphic presentation software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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McNeel Rhino software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Motion graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Non uniform rational b-splines NURBS software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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PTC Pro/Cable | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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PTC Pro/ENGINEER Mechanica | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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PTC Pro/ENGINEER software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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PTC Pro/Pipe | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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PTC Pro/Sheetmetal | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Piping and instrumentation design PID software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Rapid prototyping software | Computer aided manufacturing CAM software | |||
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Reverse engineering software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Scanning software | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software | |||
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Siemens Solid Edge software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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SofTech CADRA | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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SolidWorks CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Three-dimensional scanning software | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software | |||
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Architects' scales | Scales | |||
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Backlit digitizers | Scanners | |||
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Calculators | Calculators or accessories | |||
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Compasses | Compasses | |||
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Computer aided design CAD multi-unit display graphics cards | Graphics or video accelerator cards | |||
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Cutting plotters | Plotter printers | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Electronic scales | Scales | |||
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Estimating keypads | Touch pads | |||
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Flexible curves | Curves | |||
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French curves | Curves | |||
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Graphics tablets | Tablet computers | |||
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Large-format digitizers | Scanners | |||
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Notebook computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Plotters | Plotter printers | |||
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Print servers | Print servers | |||
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Protractors | Protractors | |||
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Sonic digitizers | Scanners | |||
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T-squares | T squares | |||
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Three-dimensional laser digitizers | Scanners | |||
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Three-dimensional motion controllers | Computer mouse or trackballs | |||
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Triangles | Triangles | |||
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Wide-format document scanners | Scanners | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Aeronautical Drafter | |||
Auto Design Detailer | |||
Autocad Designer | |||
Autocad Technician | |||
Automotive Design Drafter | |||
Automotive Design Layout Drafter | |||
Body Design Checker | |||
Body Designer | |||
CAD Designer (Computer Aided Design Designer) | |||
CAD Designer (Computer-Aided Design Designer) | |||
CAD Drafter (Computer-Aided Design Drafter) | |||
CAD Draftsman (Computer-Aided Design Draftsman) | |||
CAD Operator (Computer Aided Design Operator) | |||
CAD Operator (Computer-Aided Design Operator) | |||
CAD/CAM Specialist (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing Specialist) | |||
CADD Drafter (Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Drafter) | |||
Castings Drafter | |||
Computer Draftsman Mechanical | |||
Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing Programmer (CAD/CAM Programmer) | |||
Controls Designer | |||
Design Checker | |||
Design Drafter | |||
Design Engineer | |||
Design Technician | |||
Designer | |||
Detail Drafter | |||
Detailer | |||
Die Designer | |||
Die Designer Apprentice | |||
Drafter | |||
Drafter Apprentice | |||
Drafting Technician | |||
Electro-Mechanical Designer | |||
Engineering Manager | |||
Engineering Technician | |||
Furniture Detailer | |||
Gage Designer | |||
Installation Drafter | |||
Machine Design Checker | |||
Mechanical Design Drafter | |||
Mechanical Design Engineer | |||
Mechanical Design Technician | |||
Mechanical Designer | |||
Mechanical Detailer | |||
Mechanical Drafter | |||
Mechanical Engineer | |||
Mechanical Equipment Engineering Assistant | |||
Mold Designer | |||
Patent Drafter | |||
Pattern Drafter | |||
Project Designer | |||
Technical Designer | |||
Technical Illustrator | |||
Tool Design Drafter | |||
Tool Designer | |||
Tool and Die Designer | |||
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