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A professional who collects fluid samples from oil-or gas-bearing formations and analyzes sample to determine potential productivity of formation. Responsibilities include:
* Moves controls on panel to fire charge into formation and to operate hydraulic mechanism which thrusts and seals probe into perforation.
* Analyzes fluid in sample to determine potential productivity of formation.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who drafts engineering drawings of developmental or production airplanes, missiles, and component and ancillary equipment, including launch mechanisms and scale models of prototype aircraft, as planned by aeronautical engineer.
* Performs other duties as described under drafter master title.
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A professional who conducts tests on nuclear machinery and equipment, performing duties as described under test engineer master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who lays out, builds, tests, troubleshoots, repairs and modifies developmental and production electronic components, parts, equipment, and systems, such as computer equipment, missile control instrumentation, electron tubes, test equipment, and machine tool numerical controls, applying principles and theories of electronics, electrical circuitry, engineering mathematics, electronic and electrical testing, and physics. Responsibilities include:
* Discusses layout and assembly procedures and problems with electronics engineer and draws sketches to clarify design details and functional criteria of electronic units.
* Assembles experimental circuitry (breadboard) or complete prototype model according to engineering instructions, technical manuals, and knowledge of electronic systems and components.
* Recommends changes in circuitry or installation specifications to simplify assembly and maintenance.
* Sets up standard test apparatus or devises test equipment and circuitry to conduct functional, operational, environmental, and life tests to evaluate performance and reliability of prototype or production model.
* Analyzes and interprets test data.
* Adjusts, calibrates, aligns, and modifies circuitry and components and records effects on unit performance.
* Writes technical reports and develops charts, graphs, and schematics to describe and illustrate system's operating characteristics, malfunctions, deviations from design specifications, and functional limitations for consideration by engineers in broader determinations affecting system design and laboratory procedures.
* May operate bench lathes, drills, or other machine tools to fabricate parts, such as coils, terminal boards, and chassis.
* May check functioning of newly installed equipment in aircraft, ships, and structures to evaluate system performance under actual operating conditions.
* May instruct and supervise other technical personnel.
* May be designated according to specialization in electronic applications as Computer-Laboratory Technician; Development-Instrumentation Technician; Electronic-Communications Technician; Electronics Technician, Nuclear Reactor; Experimental Electronics Developer; Systems-Testing-Laboratory Technician.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who analyzes data obtained from investigation of physical and chemical properties of metals, or processes used in recovering metals from their ores to select method, standards, and procedures of examination and testing and conducts tests. Responsibilities include:
* Analyzes operating records and test reports, or by personal observation and investigation, determines conformance to established procedures, methods, and standards.
* Conducts physical, chemical, and process examinations, using metallurgical equipment and instruments for routine, special, and experimental investigations.
* Writes report indicating deviations from specifications and recommends corrective measures for approval.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who conducts experiments and tests and evaluates data to assist welding engineering personnel in development and application of new or improved welding equipment; welding techniques, procedures, and practices; and specifications for material heat treating. Responsibilities include:
* Assists engineering personnel in testing and evaluating welding equipment, metals, and alloys.
* Evaluates data and conducts experiments to develop application of new equipment or improved techniques, procedures, or practices.
* Recommends adoption of new developments and applications to engineering personnel and demonstrates practicability of recommendations.
* Inspects welded joints and conducts tests to ensure welds meet company standards, national code requirements, and customer job specifications.
* Records inspection and test results and prepares and submits reports to welding engineering personnel.
* Conducts certification tests for qualification of personnel with national code requirements.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who conducts research in fundamental mathematics and in application of mathematical techniques to science, management, and other fields, and solves or directs solutions to problems in various fields by mathematical methods. Responsibilities include:
* Conducts research in such branches of mathematics as algebra, geometry, number theory, logic, and topology, and studies and tests hypotheses and alternative theories.
* Conceives and develops ideas for application of mathematics to wide variety of fields, including science, engineering, military planning, electronic data processing, and management.
* Applies mathematics or mathematical methods to solution of problems in research, development, production, logistics, and other functional areas, utilizing knowledge of subject or field to which applied, such as physics, engineering, astronomy, biology, economics, business and industrial management, or cryptography.
* Performs computations, applies methods of numerical analysis, and operates or directs operation of desk calculators and mechanical and electronic computation machines, analyzers, and plotters in solving problems in support of mathematical, scientific, or industrial research activity.
* Acts as advisor or consultant to research personnel concerning mathematical methods and applications.
* May be designated according to function as Mathematician, Applied; Mathematician, Research.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who coordinates repair and maintenance functions furnished operating fleet to minimize loss of revenue and cost of repairs. Responsibilities include:
* Reviews repair request and compares request with previous work accomplished on ship concerned and similar vessels to determine that expenditures are economically sound.
* Prepares recommendations for work, and initiates procurement of materials.
* Inspects machinery, equipment, or spaces outlined in work request, draws up job specifications, and obtains bids from contractors or shipyards to perform repairs.
* Maintains contact with contractors to ensure completion of work at minimum cost.
* Investigates machinery casualties to determine cause, and advises ship's officers in methods of operation to prevent recurrence of casualty or maloperation.
* Maintains records of engineering costs for each vessel, such as repairs, supplies, and personnel.
* Cooperates with regulatory bodies to ensure that requirements for alterations, repair, or modifications are kept at minimum cost consistent with safety.
* May represent ferry system interests in ferry and terminal construction and maintenance activities, and in union contract negotiations.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who lays out and matches aerial photographs to form photographic mosaic of geographic area for subsequent use in photogrammetric activities, such as topographical mapping. Responsibilities include:
* Lays out photographic prints on table according to sequence in which photographs were taken during flightpath of aircraft.
* Examines prints to locate established landmarks and notes absence of normal overlap of adjacent prints indicating deflection of aircraft from prescribed flightpath.
* Locates and marks specified reference points, such as structures and highway or rail junctions.
* Computes and measures scaled distances between reference points to establish exact relative position of adjoining prints.
* Trims excess from edges of overlapping prints and glues prints to backing board, maintaining scaled distances between reference points and alignment of adjoining prints.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sells mining and oilwell equipment and provides technical services to clients, performing duties as described under sales engineer master title.
Industry:Professional careers
