Prepares detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.
This career is part of the Manufacturing cluster Manufacturing Production Process Development pathway.
A person in this career:
- Develops detailed design drawings and specifications for mechanical equipment, dies, tools, and controls, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment.
- Lays out and draws schematic, orthographic, or angle views to depict functional relationships of components, assemblies, systems, and machines.
- Coordinates with and consult other workers to design, lay out, or detail components and systems and to resolve design or other problems.
- Checks dimensions of materials to be used and assigns numbers to the materials.
- Reviews and analyzes specifications, sketches, drawings, ideas, and related data to assess factors affecting component designs and the procedures and instructions to be followed.
- Modifies and revises designs to correct operating deficiencies or to reduce production problems.
- Computes mathematical formulas to develop and design detailed specifications for components or machinery, using computer-assisted equipment.
- Positions instructions and comments onto drawings.
- Lays out, draws, and reproduces illustrations for reference manuals and technical publications to describe operation and maintenance of mechanical systems.
- Designs scale or full-size blueprints of specialty items such as furniture and automobile body or chassis components.
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