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Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

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Shared Activities	Similar Activities	Job Zone	Code	Occupation
1	1	4	17-2112.03	Manufacturing Engineers Bright Outlook
1	0	3	17-3021.00	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
1	0	3	17-3022.00	Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
1	0	4	17-2051.00	Civil Engineers
1	0	3	17-3012.00	Electrical and Electronics Drafters
1	0	4	17-2072.01	Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
1	0	2	53-1042.00	First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
1	0	4	17-2072.00	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
1	0	4	17-2199.05	Mechatronics Engineers
1	0	3	17-3011.00	Architectural and Civil Drafters
1	0	3	17-3027.00	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
1	0	4	17-2071.00	Electrical Engineers
1	0	3	17-3023.00	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Work Activities: Manufacturing Engineers

Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Estimate time requirements for development or production projects.

Determine causes of operational problems or failures.
Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
Resolve operational performance problems.
Develop technical methods or processes.
Implement design or process improvements.
Determine operational methods.
Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
Design industrial processing systems.
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Prepare operational reports.
Create graphical representations of industrial production systems.
Prepare procedural documents.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Assess product or process usefulness.
Design industrial equipment.
Install production equipment or systems.
Supervise production or support personnel.
Estimate operational costs.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Devise research or testing protocols.
Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Investigate the environmental impact of projects.
Update technical knowledge.
Develop operational methods or processes that use green materials or emphasize sustainability.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
Estimate time requirements for development or production projects.

Work Activities: Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Inspect equipment or systems.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Document design or operational test results.
Interpret design or operational test results.
Operate computer systems.
Test quality of materials or finished products.
Maintain test equipment.
Calibrate scientific or technical equipment.
Fabricate devices or components.
Install production equipment or systems.
Assemble equipment or components.
Design electrical equipment or systems.
Document technical design details.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Work Activities: Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Review technical documents to plan work.
Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards.
Create graphical representations of civil structures.
Test characteristics of materials or structures.
Estimate operational costs.
Prepare detailed work plans.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Create maps.
Prepare operational reports.
Prepare project budgets.
Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
Correspond with customers to answer questions or resolve complaints.
Respond to customer problems or complaints.
Negotiate prices or other sales terms.
Confer with other personnel to resolve design or operational problems.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Work Activities: Civil Engineers

Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Coordinate safety or regulatory compliance activities.
Test characteristics of materials or structures.
Direct construction activities.
Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards.
Create graphical representations of civil structures.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Evaluate technical data to determine effect on designs or plans.
Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
Develop technical methods or processes.
Investigate the environmental impact of projects.
Estimate operational costs.
Explain project details to the general public.
Prepare proposal documents.
Incorporate green features into the design of structures or facilities.
Implement design or process improvements.
Design systems to reduce harmful emissions.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Work Activities: Electrical and Electronics Drafters

Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Create schematic drawings for electronics.
Create electrical schematics.
Document technical design details.
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Confer with other personnel to resolve design or operational problems.
Collect data about project sites.
Design electrical equipment or systems.
Review technical documents to plan work.
Operate computer systems.
Verify mathematical calculations.
Operate digital imaging equipment.
Prepare detailed work plans.
Explain engineering drawings, specifications, or other technical information.
Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
Prepare technical reports for internal use.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Work Activities: Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists

Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Develop software or computer applications.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Analyze design requirements for computer or electronics systems.
Select project materials.
Advise customers on the use of products or services.
Collect data about project sites.
Conduct validation tests of equipment or processes.
Determine operational methods.
Assess product or process usefulness.
Install instrumentation or electronic equipment or systems.
Maintain electronic equipment.
Inspect equipment or systems.
Develop technical methods or processes.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Update technical knowledge.
Document technical design details.
Create schematic drawings for electronics.
Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Work Activities: First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand

Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Monitor work environment to ensure safety or adherence to specifications.
Resolve personnel problems.
Monitor loading processes to ensure they are performed properly.
Plan production or operational procedures or sequences.
Inspect material-moving equipment to detect problems.
Notify others of emergencies, problems, or hazards.
Record operational or production data.
Schedule operational activities.
Direct material handling or moving activities.
Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
Plan work operations.
Acquire supplies or equipment.
Recommend personnel decisions or human resources activities.
Meet with coworkers to communicate work orders or plans.
Support the professional development of others.
Train transportation or material moving personnel.
Verify information or specifications.
Provide transportation information to passengers or customers.
Evaluate performance of applicants, trainees, or employees.
Inspect facilities to ensure compliance with safety, quality, or service standards.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Work Activities: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Operate computer systems.
Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems.
Direct industrial production activities.
Communicate technical information to suppliers, contractors, or regulatory agencies.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Discuss designs or plans with clients.
Advise customers on the use of products or services.
Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Document technical design details.
Determine operational criteria or specifications.
Test products for functionality or quality.
Analyze design requirements for computer or electronics systems.
Prepare operational reports.
Schedule operational activities.
Inspect finished products to locate flaws.
Create schematic drawings for electronics.
Estimate operational costs.
Prepare project budgets.
Research design or application of green technologies.
Explain project details to the general public.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Work Activities: Mechatronics Engineers

Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Create graphical representations of mechanical equipment.
Design electromechanical equipment or systems.
Design industrial processing systems.
Implement design or process improvements.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Maintain operational records or records systems.
Select project materials.
Research engineering applications of emerging technologies.
Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Develop technical methods or processes.
Document design or operational test results.
Analyze design or requirements information for mechanical equipment or systems.
Create physical models or prototypes.
Calibrate scientific or technical equipment.
Develop software or computer applications.
Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial operations.
Design control systems for mechanical or other equipment.
Estimate operational costs.
Design environmental control systems.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Work Activities: Architectural and Civil Drafters

Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Create graphical representations of civil structures.
Create graphical representations of structures or landscapes.
Evaluate technical data to determine effect on designs or plans.
Create maps.
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
Prepare detailed work plans.
Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
Verify mathematical calculations.
Determine operational methods.
Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
Collect data about project sites.
Explain engineering drawings, specifications, or other technical information.
Estimate operational costs.
Prepare procedural documents.
Review technical documents to plan work.
Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
Create graphical representations of energy production systems.
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
Monitor processes for compliance with standards.
Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications.
Prepare technical reports for internal use.
Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Review details of technical drawings or specifications.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Work Activities: Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Assemble equipment or components.
Explain engineering drawings, specifications, or other technical information.
Test products for functionality or quality.
Review technical documents to plan work.
Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
Create graphical representations of mechanical equipment.
Test characteristics of materials or structures.
Analyze test or validation data.
Document design or operational test results.
Document technical design details.
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
Design industrial equipment.
Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial operations.
Analyze green technology design requirements.
Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Conduct quantitative failure analyses of operational data.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Estimate operational costs.
Create graphical representations of industrial production systems.
Schedule operational activities.
Assist engineers or scientists with research.
Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
Collaborate with others to develop or refine designs.
Fabricate devices or components.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Work Activities: Electrical Engineers

Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Design electrical equipment or systems.
Design structures or facilities.
Maintain electronic equipment.
Direct industrial production activities.
Direct construction activities.
Direct equipment maintenance or repair activities.
Direct installation activities.
Operate computer systems.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Discuss designs or plans with clients.
Test products for functionality or quality.
Inspect operational processes.
Collect data about project sites.
Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial operations.
Create electrical schematics.
Investigate system, equipment, or product failures.
Design alternative energy systems.
Prepare operational reports.
Design control systems for mechanical or other equipment.
Develop software or applications for scientific or technical use.
Develop software or computer applications.
Estimate operational costs.
Prepare project budgets.
Devise research or testing protocols.
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Design energy-efficient equipment or systems.
Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Work Activities: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Maintain electronic equipment.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Review technical documents to plan work.
Install instrumentation or electronic equipment or systems.
Confer with other personnel to resolve design or operational problems.
Resolve operational performance problems.
Create electrical schematics.
Assemble equipment or components.
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
Interpret design or operational test results.
Maintain operational records or records systems.
Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
Direct industrial production activities.
Direct installation activities.
Document technical design details.
Estimate operational costs.
Prepare project budgets.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Design electrical equipment or systems.
Operate computer systems.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Update technical knowledge.
Advise customers on the use of products or services.
Direct quality control activities.
Create schematic drawings for electronics.
Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
Determine operational criteria or specifications.
Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems.
Test green technologies or processes.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.