Job Description:

• 1) Examines engineering drawings of military and commercial parts, assemblies, and installations to detect errors in design documents: Compares figures and lines on production drawing or diagram with production layout, examining angles, dimensions, bend allowances, and tolerances for accuracy.

• 2) Determines practicality of design, material selection, available tooling, and fabrication process, applying knowledge of drafting and manufacturing methods.

• 3) Confers with design personnel to resolve drawing and design discrepancies.

• 4) May specialize in checking specific types of designs, such as mechanical assemblies, microelectronic circuitry, or fluid-flow systems.

• 5) May operate copier equipment to make duplicates of designs.