Profession motor vehicle engine assembler

Motor vehicle engine assemblers build and install prefabricated parts to form motor vehicle engines such as diesel, gas, petrol and electric engines. They review specifications and technical drawings to determine materials and assembly instructions. They inspect and test the engines and reject malfunctioning components.

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Operation of different engines

    Know the characteristics, maintenance requirements and operating procedures of various kinds of engines such as gas, diesel, electrical, and engines with steam propulsion plants.

  • Quality standards

    The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

  • Mechanics of motor vehicles

    The way energy forces interact and affect components in motor vehicles such as cars, buses, invalid carriages and other motorised vehicles. 

  • Electromechanics

    The engineering processes that combine electrical and mechanical engineering in the application of electromechanics in devices that need electricity to create mechanical movement or devices that create electricity by mechanical movement.

  • Mechanics

    Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.

  • Engine components

    Know the different engine components, and their operation and maintenance. Understand when repairs and replacement should be undertaken.

Skills

  • Bolt engine parts

    Securely bolt together engine components manually or using power tools.

  • Wear appropriate protective gear

    Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

  • Read standard blueprints

    Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.

  • Apply health and safety standards

    Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

  • Apply preliminary treatment to workpieces

    Apply preparatory treatment, through mechanical or chemical processes, to the workpiece preceding the main operation.

  • Align components

    Align and lay out components in order to put them together correctly according to blueprints and technical plans.

  • Ensure equipment availability

    Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.

  • Fasten components

    Fasten components together according to blueprints and technical plans in order to create subassemblies or finished products.

  • Use power tools

    Operate power driven pumps. Use hand tools or power tools. Use vehicle repair tools or safety equipment.

  • Use technical documentation

    Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.

  • Troubleshoot

    Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

  • Read engineering drawings

    Read the technical drawings of a product made by the engineer in order to suggest improvements, make models of the product or operate it.

Optional knowledge and skills

engineering processes electronics principles send faulty equipment back to assembly line set up automotive robot operate precision measuring equipment operate handheld riveting equipment tend riveting machine conduct performance tests use cam software inspect quality of products operate soldering equipment write records for repairs engineering principles liaise with engineers record test data repair engines rivet types position engine on test stand keep records of work progress operate welding equipment lubricate engines use testing equipment electronics recognise signs of corrosion diagnose defective engines re-assemble engines use automotive diagnostic equipment operate lifting equipment electricity calibrate electronic instruments disassemble engines

Source: Sisyphus ODB