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Overview
Mechanical engineering technicians support engineers with mechanical machinery design, manufacturing, adjustments, tests, drawings, data interpretation and technical reports.
In job descriptions, look for CAD or CAE software, technical drawings, test data, mechanical engineering principles, quality control, maintenance, components and production process improvement.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Mechanical engineering technicians translate engineering ideas into practical production support. They prepare drawings, adjust designs, run tests, record test data, interpret requirements and help engineers solve machinery or component issues.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes CAD and CAE software, technical drawings, mechanical engineering principles, material mechanics, fluid mechanics, test equipment, maintenance, quality control and analysis of production processes.
Salary context
Salary context depends on machinery complexity, testing responsibility, CAD or CAE depth, maintenance scope, quality-control authority, production environment, engineering coordination and whether the technician supports design, commissioning or troubleshooting.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior mechanical technician, design engineering support, test-lab coordination, maintenance planning, quality engineering, production improvement or application engineering.
Good to know
Check whether adverts specify machinery types, drawings, required software, test equipment, component design, maintenance duties, quality-control scope, reporting and how closely the role works with engineers.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include automotive engineering technician, motor vehicle engine tester and automotive engineering drafter.
Explore this activityManufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include mechatronics engineering technician, electromechanical drafter and sensor engineering technician.
Explore this activityManufacture of other transport equipment
Another possibility is this activity. Other occupations there include electromechanical drafter, sensor engineering technician and electromechanical engineering technician.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3027.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETAerospace Engineers
17-2011.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
28Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.29Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers30Manufacture of other transport equipment
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Mechanical engineering technicians (3115)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b31e404e-9af6-457d-a58a-208f612eeba3 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3115.1 |
| ISCO group | 3115 |
| Concept type | Occupation |