Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, and test machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

Other names for Mechanical Engineering Technicians: Die Drawing Checker, Engineering Drawings Checker, Engineering Technical Analyst, Experimental Technician, Gyroscope Technician, Heat Transfer Technician, Hydraulic Technician, Laser Technician, Laser/Electro-Optics Technician (LEOT), Mechanical Designer, Mechanical Technician, Motor Tester, Optomechanical Technician, Process Engineering Technician, Proof Technician, Research and Development Technician, Research Mechanic, Robot Technician, Robotics Technician, Tool Analyst, Tool Design Checker, Tool or Die Drawing Checker, Tool Specialist, Auto Design Checker, Automation Technician, Brinell Tester, Certified Control Systems Technician, Design Engineer, Development Technician,

• Prepare parts sketches and write work orders and purchase requests to be furnished by outside contractors.
• Draft detail drawing or sketch for drafting room completion or to request parts fabrication by machine, sheet or wood shops.
• Review project instructions and blueprints to ascertain test specifications, procedures, and objectives, and test nature of technical problems such as redesign.
• Review project instructions and specifications to identify, modify and plan requirements fabrication, assembly and testing.
• Devise, fabricate, and assemble new or modified mechanical components for products such as industrial machinery or equipment, and measuring instruments.
• Discuss changes in design, method of manufacture and assembly, and drafting techniques and procedures with staff and coordinate corrections.
• Set up and conduct tests of complete units and components under operational conditions to investigate proposals for improving equipment performance.
• Inspect lines and figures for clarity and return erroneous drawings to designer for correction.
• Analyze test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives, and modify or adjust equipment to meet specifications.
• Evaluate tool drawing designs by measuring drawing dimensions and comparing with original specifications for form and function using engineering skills.
• Confer with technicians and submit reports of test results to engineering department and recommend design or material changes.
• Calculate required capacities for equipment of proposed system to obtain specified performance and submit data to engineering personnel for approval.
• Record test procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or test methods.
• Read dials and meters to determine amperage, voltage, electrical output and input at specific operating temperature to analyze parts performance.
• Estimate cost factors including labor and material for purchased and fabricated parts and costs for assembly, testing, or installing.
• Set up prototype and test apparatus and operate test controlling equipment to observe and record prototype test results.
• Operate drill press, grinders, engine lathe, or other machines to modify parts tested or to fabricate experimental parts for testing.
• Test equipment, using test devices attached to generator, voltage regulator, or other electrical parts, such as generators or spark plugs.

• Injection molding machines
• Notebook computers
• Lathes
• Squares
• Amplifiers
• Loadcells
• Locking pliers
• Longnose pliers
• Metal markers or holders
• Tape measures
• Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery
• Inverted microscopes
• Micrometers
• Microprocessors
• Files
• Milling machines
• Nut drivers
• Screwdrivers
• Comparators
• Binocular light compound microscopes
• Oscilloscopes
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Power grinders
• Personal computers
• Screwdrivers
• Gage block set
• Grinding or polishing machines
• Positioning jig
• Power drills
• Power grinders
• Shears
• Shears
• Pressure sensors
• Microcontrollers
• Protractors
• Workshop presses
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Flowmeters
• Injection molding machines
• Protective gloves
• Goggles
• Accelerometers
• Adjustable wrenches
• Air compressors
• Anemometers
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Slip or groove joint pliers
• Power saws
• Power sanders
• Metal testing instruments
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• C clamps
• Punches or nail sets or drifts
• Ammeters
• Hammers
• Milling cutters
• Squares
• Compression testers
• Lathes
• Milling cutters
• Coordinate measuring machines CMM
• Power grinders
• Calipers
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Taps or dies
• Multimeters
• Graphics tablets
• Plotter printers
• Workshop presses
• Welding tools
• Hardness testers
• Thermal differential analyzers
• Dynamometers
• Comparators
• Extruders
• Fatigue testers
• Flow sensors
• Force or torque sensors
• Vacuum pumps
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Go or no go gauge
• Lifter plate
• Metal testing instruments
• Saws
• Workshop presses
• Hardness testers
• Induction heaters
• Hex keys
• Amplifiers
• Compression testers
• Impact testers
• Micrometers
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Thread counters or gauges
• Scribers
• Power saws
• Shear strength testers
• Milling cutters
• Signal conditioners
• Signal generators
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Slip or groove joint pliers
• Screwdrivers
• Thickness measuring devices
• Socket sets
• Soldering irons or guns
• Levels
• Welders
• Straight edges
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Screwdrivers
• Strain gauges
• Grinding machines
• Amplifiers
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Taps or dies
• Temperature transmitters
• Tension testers
• Force or torque sensors
• Milling cutters
• Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery
• Twin screw extruder
• Twist drills
• Ultrasonic examination equipment
• Utility knives
• Vacuum molding machines
• Calipers
• Height gauges
• Vibration testers
• Welding tools
• Welding masks
• Wire cutters
• Stripping tools

Project management software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Presentation software

Spreadsheet software

Development environment software

Computer aided design CAD software

Analytical or scientific software

Industrial control software

Computer aided manufacturing CAM software

Internet browser software