Mechanic & Technician Careers

Design and build mechanical systems from consumer products to industrial machines

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers.

Maintain and repair aircraft structures, engines, and systems

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment.

Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.

Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems.

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines.

Service commercial refrigeration and cold-storage systems

Apply insulating materials to pipes or ductwork, or other mechanical systems in order to help control and maintain temperature.

Repair boats, outboard motors, and marine engines

Repair and adjust electrical and mechanical equipment of inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines.

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.

Service and repair motorcycles, scooters, and ATVs

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles.

Diagnose, repair, and maintain vehicles to keep them running safely and efficiently

Diagnose and repair cars and light trucks

Lead complex vehicle diagnostics and teach junior technicians

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, recreational sporting equipment, and related equipment.

Repair lawn mowers, chainsaws, and small gas-powered equipment

Assemble or modify electromechanical equipment or devices, such as servomechanisms, gyros, dynamometers, magnetic drums, tape drives, brakes, control linkage, actuators, and appliances.