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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Automotive Engineering Technicians

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Assist engineers in determining the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.

Automotive Engineering Technicians · O*NET 17-3027.01 · Job Zone 3 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

8 of 11tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

16 matched to the tools automotive engineering technicians use. Showing 16.

  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

    Microsoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su

    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server
  • Apple Notes

    MCP server
  • AutoCAD is a design and drafting platform which supports automated design tasks and offers features such as 2D drafting, drawing and annotation, 3D modeling and visualization, and more.

  • Autodesk

    MCP server
  • Easy Autocad

    MCP server
  • Excel

    MCP server
  • Excel

    Skill
  • Make (make.com)

  • Make (make.com)

  • SAP S/4HANA

    MCP server

    SAP S/4HANA is an intelligent ERP suite that helps businesses manage finance, supply chain, manufacturing, and operations in real time.

    SAP S/4HANA

  • Make (make.com)

The tools this job actually uses

11 documented for this occupation. Showing 11, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • SAP softwarehot
  • A&D Technology iTest
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical
  • Autodesk Inventor
  • Data acquisition software
  • IBM Notes
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • PTC Creo Parametric

What this job involves

18 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 18.

  1. Document test results, using cameras, spreadsheets, documents, or other tools.
  2. Set up mechanical, hydraulic, or electric test equipment in accordance with engineering specifications, standards, or test procedures.
  3. Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, work specifications, drawings, or charts.
  4. Inspect or test parts to determine nature or cause of defects or malfunctions.
  5. Monitor computer-controlled test equipment, according to written or verbal instructions.
  6. Analyze test data for automotive systems, subsystems, or component parts.
  7. Install equipment, such as instrumentation, test equipment, engines, or aftermarket products, to ensure proper interfaces.
  8. Perform or execute manual or automated tests of automotive system or component performance, efficiency, or durability.
  9. Maintain test equipment in operational condition by performing routine maintenance or making minor repairs or adjustments as needed.
  10. Analyze performance of vehicles or components that have been redesigned to increase fuel efficiency, such as camless or dual-clutch engines or alternative types of air-conditioning systems.
  11. Improve fuel efficiency by testing vehicles or components that use lighter materials, such as aluminum, magnesium alloy, or plastic.
  12. Fabricate new or modify existing prototype components or fixtures.
  13. Order new test equipment, supplies, or replacement parts.
  14. Recommend product or component design improvements, based on test data or observations.
  15. Recommend tests or testing conditions in accordance with designs, customer requirements, or industry standards to ensure test validity.
  16. Test performance of vehicles that use alternative fuels, such as alcohol blends, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, biodiesel, nano diesel, or alternative power methods, such as solar energy or hydrogen fuel cells.
  17. Participate in research or testing of computerized automotive applications, such as telemetrics, intelligent transportation systems, artificial intelligence, or automatic control.
  18. Build instrumentation or laboratory test equipment for special purposes.