Elements and Performance Criteria
- Research, evaluate and support implementation and report on designing and development processes within an industrial context
- Research and evaluate applications for problem solving, implementation and improvement processes, philosophies and techniques, including problem solving, brainstorming, decision-tree, trade-off tables, Kaizen, total quality management (TQM) and tools of TQM
- Support implementation and report on engineering projects incorporating problem solving, improvement processes, philosophies and techniques
- Research, evaluate and report on case studies involving production processes
- Identify resources, skills, knowledge and techniques required by engineering applications
- Identify and use sources of information on resources, skills and knowledge for engineering projects
- Identify and use appropriate sources of information on resources, skills, knowledge and techniques for engineering projects
- Use trade language and descriptions of resources and techniques as appropriate
- Implement appropriate computing techniques in the process of sourcing, categorising, cataloguing and reporting on resources search results for engineering applications
- Apply engineering fundamentals in support of selection of resources for engineering applications
- Apply appropriate basic scientific principles and techniques in support of selection of resources for engineering applications
- Use appropriate calculations and assumptions to enable choices of resources for engineering applications
- Apply appropriate materials properties, methods and processes knowledge in support of selection of resources for engineering applications
- Select appropriate resources for the engineering application based on functional or performance specification of system and components of application
- Specify resources, and technical support requirements
- Assist with design specifications and development procedures for engineering applications
- Contribute significantly to the creation of design, implementation, installation, commissioning and maintenance procedures, and documents for specific engineering applications
- Implement appropriate computing and programming techniques in the process of development of design specifications and documentation for specific engineering applications
- Create and file design graphics and documentation suitable to the design and development process of the application or project in accordance with organisational and contractual requirements
- Assist with implementation of design and development
- Review and report on design implementation