Mechanical Engineer Data Analysis

Aug 16, 2020 4 Comments

I have a job interview for a Mechanical design engineer position. One of the requirements is advanced data analysis skills, what sort of data analysis topics should one cover ?#design #interviews #mechanical

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  • Depending on JD, as you are mentioning design, I'd focus on Design of Experiments, uncertainty calculation / propagation, statistical tolerancing and possibly stochastic design.

    Maybe not at a very expert level, just knowing the underlying assumptions on uncertainty propagation (gaussians) and possible extensions using simulations when the underlying probability distribution is not gaussian.

    Lean Six Sigma principles and SPC may also help.
    Aug 16, 2020 1
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    Not sure if mechanics need data analysis during their day to day job
    Aug 16, 2020 1
    • Yes, I'm a mechanical engineer which also happens to be a data scientist and working at an intersection of both.

      You can be using data in several ways:

      - statistical process control / six sigma
      - maintenance data
      - high value asset monitoring
      - creation of hybrid physical and data driven models for assets
      - predictive/prescriptive maintenances
      - equipment diagnostics

      And the list goes on and on.

      In my opinion, most effective data scientists are a composition of a traditional domain expert (ie "a mechanic") equipped with heavy data wrangling, statistical modelling, experimentation and inference skills.
      Aug 16, 2020