Description
Fluid power engineers supervise the assembly, installation, maintenance, and testing of fluid power equipment in accordance with specified manufacturing processes. They create designs with schematics and assembly models, make drawings and bills of materials for components, and analyse equipment.
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Theoretical Knowledge
principles of mechanical engineeringhydraulicsengineering processesmathematicsfluid mechanicsCAD softwareengineering principlestechnical drawingshydraulic fluidmechanicsmechanical engineeringmaterial mechanicsblueprintsreverse engineeringquality and cycle time optimisationpneumatics3D modellingCAE software
Practical Skills
use technical drawing softwareadjust engineering designsuse computer-aided engineering systemstroubleshootuse CAD softwareexecute feasibility studyapprove engineering designperform scientific researchread engineering drawingsset up the controller of a machineuse CAM softwarecreate a product's virtual modelmanage suppliesread standard blueprintsprovide cost benefit analysis reportsdesign prototypesexecute analytical mathematical calculationsmonitor production developmentsadvise on machinery malfunctionsdetermine production feasibilitydetermine production capacityplan manufacturing processes