How do they match: Mechanical Drafters

  • Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.

  • Confer with customer representatives to review schematics and answer questions pertaining to installation of systems.
  • Coordinate with and consult other workers to design, lay out, or detail components and systems and to resolve design or other problems.
  • Lay out and draw schematic, orthographic, or angle views to depict functional relationships of components, assemblies, systems, and machines.
  • Lay out, draw, and reproduce illustrations for reference manuals and technical publications to describe operation and maintenance of mechanical systems.

  • Analyze design or requirements information for mechanical equipment or systems.
  • Design electromechanical equipment or systems.