Mechatronics Technicians

Key Responsibilities

• Modify, maintain, or repair electrical, electronic, or mechanical components, equipment, or systems to ensure proper functioning.
• Align, fit, or assemble component parts, using hand or power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.
• Produce electrical, electronic, or mechanical drawings or other related documents or graphics necessary for electromechanical design, using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
• Translate electromechanical drawings into design specifications, applying principles of engineering, thermal or fluid sciences, mathematics, or statistics.
• Consult with machinists to ensure that electromechanical equipment or systems meet design specifications.
• Inspect parts for surface defects.
• Select and use laboratory, operational, or diagnostic techniques or test equipment to assess electromechanical circuits, equipment, processes, systems, or subsystems.
• Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly.
• Fabricate or assemble mechanical, electrical, or electronic components or assemblies.
• Install electrical or electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies, using soldering equipment and hand tools.
• Verify part dimensions or clearances to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
• Assist engineers to implement electromechanical designs in industrial or other settings.
• Develop, test, or program new robots.
• Identify energy-conserving production or fabrication methods, such as by bending metal rather than cutting and welding or casting metal.
• Select electromechanical equipment, materials, components, or systems to meet functional specifications.
• Test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.
• Operate metalworking machines to fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures.
• Install or program computer hardware or machine or instrumentation software in microprocessor-based systems.
• Repair, rework, or calibrate hydraulic or pneumatic assemblies or systems to meet operational specifications or tolerances.
• Conduct statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable and nonsustainable designs.
• Operate, test, or maintain robotic equipment used for green production applications, such as waste-to-energy conversion systems, minimization of material waste, or replacement of human operators in dangerous work environments.
• Determine whether selected electromechanical components comply with environmental standards and regulations.
• Train others to install, use, or maintain robots.
• Analyze engineering designs of logic or digital circuitry, motor controls, instrumentation, or data acquisition for implementation into new or existing automated, servomechanical, or other electromechanical systems.
• Establish and maintain inventory, records, or documentation systems.
• Prepare written documentation of electromechanical test results.
• Specify, coordinate, or conduct quality-control or quality-assurance programs and procedures.
• Develop or implement programs related to the environmental impact of engineering activities.