Automotive Engineering Technicians

No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (100%).

• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, work specifications, drawings, or charts.
• Order new test equipment, supplies, or replacement parts.
• Install equipment, such as instrumentation, test equipment, engines, or aftermarket products, to ensure proper interfaces.
• Set up mechanical, hydraulic, or electric test equipment in accordance with engineering specifications, standards, or test procedures.
• Maintain test equipment in operational condition by performing routine maintenance or making minor repairs or adjustments as needed.
• Fabricate new or modify existing prototype components or fixtures.
• Document test results, using cameras, spreadsheets, documents, or other tools.
• Analyze test data for automotive systems, subsystems, or component parts.
• Perform or execute manual or automated tests of automotive system or component performance, efficiency, or durability.
• Build instrumentation or laboratory test equipment for special purposes.
• 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.
• Monitor computer-controlled test equipment, according to written or verbal instructions.
• Improve fuel efficiency by testing vehicles or components that use lighter materials, such as aluminum, magnesium alloy, or plastic.
• Inspect or test parts to determine nature or cause of defects or malfunctions.
• 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.
• Recommend product or component design improvements, based on test data or observations.
• Recommend tests or testing conditions in accordance with designs, customer requirements, or industry standards to ensure test validity.
• Participate in research or testing of computerized automotive applications, such as telemetrics, intelligent transportation systems, artificial intelligence, or automatic control.

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (100%).