22301 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

What this occupation covers

Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians provide technical support and services or may work independently in mechanical engineering fields such as the design, development, maintenance and testing of machines, components, tools, heating and ventilating systems, geothermal power plants, power generation and power conversion plants, manufacturing plants and equipment. They are employed by consulting engineering, manufacturing and processing companies, institutions and government departments.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 13 main duties for this code.

• Prepare and interpret conventional and computer-assisted design (CAD) engineering designs, drawings, and specifications for machines and components, power transmission systems, process piping, heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems
• Prepare cost and material estimates, project schedules and reports
• Conduct tests and analyses of machines, components and materials to determine their performance, strength, response to stress and other characteristics
• Design moulds, tools, dies, jigs and fixtures for use in manufacturing processes
• Inspect mechanical installations and construction
• Prepare contract and tender documents
• Supervise, monitor and inspect mechanical installations and construction projects
• Prepare standards and schedules and supervise mechanical maintenance programs or operations of mechanical plants.
• Assist in preparing conventional and computer-assisted design (CAD) engineering designs, drawings and specifications
• Carry out a limited range of mechanical tests and analyses of machines, components and materials
• Assist in the design of moulds, tools, dies, jigs and fixtures for use in manufacturing processes
• Assist in inspection of mechanical installations and construction projects
• Participate in the installation, repair and maintenance of machinery and equipment.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 13 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians
• 22211 Industrial designers
• 62100 Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade

Excluded from this code

• Drafting technologists and technicians (See 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians)
• Industrial designers (See 22211 Industrial designers)
• Managers in manufacturing and utilities (See 9001 Managers in manufacturing and utilities)
• Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade (See 62100 Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

aeronautical technologist · aerospace engineering technician · aerospace engineering technologist · automation technician · automation technologist · cryonics engineering technologist · die designer · drone technician · equipment development technician · heating designer · heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems technician · heating, ventilating and air conditioning technician · heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems specialist · heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems technologist · heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) technologist · home automation technician · house automation technician · machine designer · machine tool designer · marine engineering technologist · mechanical engineering design technologist · mechanical engineering development technologist · mechanical engineering equipment designer · mechanical engineering technician

Employment requirements

• Completion of a two- or three-year college program in mechanical engineering technology is usually required for mechanical engineering technologists.
• Completion of a one- or two-year college program in mechanical engineering technology is usually required for mechanical engineering technicians.
• Certification in mechanical engineering technology or in a related field is available through provincial associations of engineering/applied science technologists and technicians and may be required for some positions.
• A period of supervised work experience, usually two years, is required before certification.
• In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body is required to use the title "Professional Technologist."