How do they match: Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

  • Operations Analyst
  • Product Engineer

  • Analyze or estimate production costs, such as labor, equipment, and plant space.
  • Assist engineers to design, develop, test, or manufacture industrial machinery, consumer products, or other equipment.
  • Assist mechanical engineers in product testing through activities such as setting up instrumentation for automobile crash tests.
  • Conduct statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable and nonsustainable designs.
  • Devise, fabricate, or assemble new or modified mechanical components for products such as industrial machinery or equipment, and measuring instruments.
  • Prepare layouts of machinery, tools, plants, or equipment.
  • Read dials and meters to determine amperage, voltage, electrical output and input at specific operating temperature to analyze parts performance.
  • Record test procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or test methods.
  • Set up and conduct tests of complete units and components under operational conditions to investigate proposals for improving equipment performance.
  • Set up prototype and test apparatus and operate test controlling equipment to observe and record prototype test results.
  • Test machines, components, materials, or products to determine characteristics such as performance, strength, or response to stress.

  • Conduct quantitative failure analyses of operational data.
  • Create graphical representations of industrial production systems.
  • Document design or operational test results.
  • Estimate operational costs.
  • Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
  • Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial operations.
  • Schedule operational activities.
  • Test products for functionality or quality.