| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports. |
| Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products using drafting tools or computer-assisted design (CAD) or drafting equipment and software. |
| Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles. |
| Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information. |
| Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions. |
| Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems. |
| Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to maintenance crew. |
| Develop and test models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess feasibility, operating condition effects, possible new applications and necessity of modification. |
| Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs. |
| Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
| Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
| Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.) |
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| Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
| Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
| Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
