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Engineering Technician:
Assists Mechanical Engineers with designs, and creates, tests, and manufactures machinery, consumer products, and other equipment. Applies knowledge of mechanical engineering technology under direction of engineering and scientific staff. Work is more limited in scope and more practically oriented than... [+] More

Engineering Technician:
Assists Mechanical Engineers with designs, and creates, tests, and manufactures machinery, consumer products, and other equipment. Applies knowledge of mechanical engineering technology under direction of engineering and scientific staff. Work is more limited in scope and more practically oriented than that of scientists and engineers.

Assists in product tests. Makes sketches and rough layouts, records data, makes computations, analyzes results, and writes reports. Prepares layouts and drawings of the assembly process and of parts to be manufactured. Estimates labor costs, equipment life, and plant space. Reviews project instructions and blueprints to ascertain test specifications, procedures, objectives, test equipment, nature of technical problem, and possible solutions, such as part redesign, substitution of material or parts, or rearrangement of parts or subassemblies. Drafts detail drawing or sketch for drafting room completion or to request parts fabrication by machine, sheet metal or wood shops. Devises, fabricates, and assembles new or modified mechanical components or assemblies for products, such as industrial equipment and machinery, power equipment, servo systems, machine tools, and measuring instruments. Sets up and conducts tests of complete units and components under operational conditions to investigate design proposals for improving equipment performance or other factors, or to obtain data for development, standardization, and quality control. Analyzes indicated and calculated test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives, and modifies or adjusts equipment to meet specifications. Records test procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or test method. May test and inspect machines and equipment in manufacturing departments or work with engineers to eliminate production problems. (Source: eDOT Job Description) [-] Less

A renter's cost of living for someone making $55,202 in Virginia Beach, Virginia is 105% of the US National Average. For more information, or to compare cost of living data between two cities, click here.

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