Manufacturing Engineering Technologists

• Prepare layouts, drawings, or sketches of machinery or equipment, such as shop tooling, scale layouts, or new equipment design, using drafting equipment or computer-aided design (CAD) software.
• Identify and implement new manufacturing technologies, processes, or equipment.
• Identify opportunities for improvements in quality, cost, or efficiency of automation equipment.
• Monitor or measure manufacturing processes to identify ways to reduce losses, decrease time requirements, or improve quality.
• Ensure adherence to safety rules and practices.
• Coordinate equipment purchases, installations, or transfers.
• Plan, estimate, or schedule production work.
• Select material quantities or processing methods needed to achieve efficient production.
• Develop or maintain programs associated with automated production equipment.
• Estimate manufacturing costs.
• Install and evaluate manufacturing equipment, materials, or components.
• Oversee equipment start-up, characterization, qualification, or release.
• Develop production, inventory, or quality assurance programs.
• Create computer applications for manufacturing processes or operations, using computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-assisted manufacturing (CAM) tools.
• Develop manufacturing infrastructure to integrate or deploy new manufacturing processes.
• Verify weights, measurements, counts, or calculations and record results on batch records.
• Design plant layouts or production facilities.
• Operate complex processing equipment.
• Train manufacturing technicians on topics such as safety, health, fire prevention, or quality.
• Erect manufacturing engineering equipment.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Manufacturing Engineering Technologists.

• Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• 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.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Manufacturing Engineering Technologists.