mechanical engineering drafter
Mechanical engineering drafters convert mechanical engineers' designs and sketches into technical drawings detailing dimensions, fastening and assembling methods and other specifications used for example in manufacturing processes.
Also called: machinery engineering drafter, mechanical draftsperson, mechanical design draughting supervisor, mechanical design drafting operative, mechanical design drafting inspector, machinery engineering draftsperson, mechanical drafting consultant, mechanical technology drafting adviser
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- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
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- related roles
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Essential skills
14- CAD software
- create solutions to problems
- create technical plans
- design drawings
- liaise with engineers
- manual draughting techniques
- mathematics
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics
- principles of mechanical engineering
- technical drawings
- use CAD software
- use manual draughting techniques
- use technical drawing software
Optional skills
15- 3D modelling
- adjust engineering designs
- advise client on technical possibilities
- blueprints
- CADD software
- calculate materials to build equipment
- create a product's virtual model
- define part requirements
- draft design specifications
- maintain mechanical equipment
- material mechanics
- physics
- read standard blueprints
- review drafts
- use CADD software
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