Mechanical Engineering Technicians
Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or calibrate machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
Also called: Maintenance Technician, Mechanical Designer, Process Engineering Technician, Research and Development Technician
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
- design
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- physics
Skills:
- reading work related information
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilites:
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Thinking
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Persistence
- Cooperation
Technology:
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk Revit
- Bentley MicroStation
Analytical or scientific software
- ANSYS Mechanical
- The MathWorks MATLAB
Industrial control software
- Computerized numerical control CNC programming software
- Robotic control software
Education:
certificate after high school
