Will “Process Engineer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

2.1% Chance of Automation

“Process Engineer” will not be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #88 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those engineers working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. Includes metallurgists and metallurgical engineers, ceramic engineers, and welding engineers.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2131.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 97,050.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 46.00
Currently, there are 26,800 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Materials Engineers”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Process Engineer”

Plan and implement laboratory operations for the purpose of developing material and fabrication procedures that meet cost, product specification, and performance standards.
Perform managerial functions, such as preparing proposals and budgets, analyzing labor costs, and writing reports.
Design and direct the testing or control of processing procedures.
Determine appropriate methods for fabricating and joining materials.
Supervise the work of technologists, technicians, and other engineers and scientists.
Monitor material performance and evaluate material deterioration.
Plan and evaluate new projects, consulting with other engineers and corporate executives as necessary.
Modify properties of metal alloys, using thermal and mechanical treatments.
Teach in colleges and universities.
Write for technical magazines, journals, and trade association publications.
Conduct training sessions on new material products, applications, or manufacturing methods for customers and their employees.
Analyze product failure data and laboratory test results to determine causes of problems and develop solutions.
Replicate the characteristics of materials and their components with computers.
Conduct or supervise tests on raw materials or finished products to ensure their quality.
Solve problems in a number of engineering fields, such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil, nuclear, and aerospace.
Design processing plants and equipment.
Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to process or product design objectives.
Supervise production and testing processes in industrial settings, such as metal refining facilities, smelting or foundry operations, or nonmetallic materials production operations.
Review new product plans and make recommendations for material selection based on design objectives, such as strength, weight, heat resistance, electrical conductivity, and cost.
Guide technical staff engaged in developing materials for specific uses in projected products or devices.

Related Technology & Tools

Binocular compound microscopes
Durometers
Permeability measuring devices
Microwave tube furnaces
Linear variable differential transformers LVDT
Injection molding machines
Hydraulic presses
Infrared cameras
Hot blenders
pH testers
Current versus voltage IV curve tracers
Filter presses
Laboratory microwave ovens
Band saws
Charpy impact testers
Diffractometers
Personal computers
Liquid conditioners
Freeze-thaw test units
Laboratory vacuum pumps
Attritors
Safety gloves
Masonry cutters
Muffle furnaces
Digitizing oscilloscopes
Gauss meters
Laboratory blenders
Pycnometers
Twin-screw extruders
Temperature regulated shaking water baths
Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
Reflectometers
Polarizing microscopes
Tube furnaces
Deionizers
Optical emission spectrometers
Sanding machines
Oscillating water tunnels
Calorimeters
Vibration analysis equipment
Inert atmosphere box furnaces
Adhesion testers
Infrared monitors
Impact testers
Digital cameras
Electronic toploading balances
Ultrasonic dismembrators
Tension gauges
Laboratory sample splitters
Roll crushers
Solid state laser systems
Water-cooled saws
Fiberscopes
Laboratory test sieves
Magnetic separators
Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectroscopes
Colorimeters
Slurry blenders
Optical compound microscopes
Stereo microscopes
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
Friction and wear testers
Graphite element furnaces
High tension separators
Extensometers
Sonometers
Electron microprobe analyzers EMPA
Heated walk-in environmental chambers
Solvent dryers
Jaw crushers
Acoustic impediography equipment
Electrostatic separators
Counter-current mixers
Microwave sintering furnaces
Energy dispersive x-ray spectrometers EDS
Spectrophotometers
Rotating furnaces
Thermal analysis systems
Specific gravity balances
Polishing machines
Magnetic susceptibility balances
Microwave autoclaves
Benchtop centrifuges
Vacuum furnaces
Drop weight impact towers
Laminators
Accelerometers
Microscope photo attachments
Ammeters
Etching equipment
Gyratory crushers
Lathes
Stabilometers
Compression testing machines
Jar mills
Mechanical sieve shakers
Wind tunnels
Twin screw extruders
Hardness testers
Abrasion testers
Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
Screw-driven test machines
Servohydraulic test machines
Cement mixers
Ultraviolet UV exposure units
Micromanipulators
Fume hoods
Concrete test hammers
Porosity indicators
Tensile testers
Film thickness measurement systems
Turbidimeters
Ultrasonic baths
Safety glasses
Differential scanning calorimeters
High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
Spectrocolorimeters
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Mass spectrometers
Sample presses
Adiabatic bomb calorimeters
Analytical balances
Gas chromatographs GC
Particle size analyzers
Holding jigs
Laboratory pulverizers
Spectrometers
Balling drums
Viscosity meters
Accelerated weathering machines
Melt spinners
Gas detectors
Flotation columns
Ball mills
Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
Drying ovens
Water burets
Ultrasound inspection equipment
Strain gauges
Pit depth gauges
Plasma-arc furnaces
Lapping wheels
Vacuum evaporators
Thermogravimetric analyzers
Atomic force microscopes
Differential thermal analyzers
Ultrasonicators
Laboratory glove boxes
Load frames
Flame photometers
High-vacuum tensile testing chambers
Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
Electrometers
Isodynamic separators
Steam autoclaves
X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
High temperature material testing systems
Rod mills
Kneading compactors
Dataloggers
X ray fluorescence XRF analyzers
Molecular pumps
Vacuum coating systems
Gel permeation chromatographs GPC
Solar simulators

Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Office
MTS Testworks
Microsoft Visio
C++
Digital image correlation DIC software
IBM Notes
Image analysis systems
Word processing software
Web browser software
Microsoft Word
National Instruments LabVIEW
Stereolithography SLA rapid prototyping systems
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
QMC CM4D
Minitab
Microsoft Excel
Dassault Systemes CATIA
Microsoft Outlook
Fault detection isolation and recovery FDIR software
Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
SAP
Microsoft SharePoint
Autodesk AutoCAD
Data entry software
Fused deposition modeling FDM rapid prototyping systems
Presentation software
PTC Creo Parametric
ANSYS Multiphysics
Graphics software
Computer aided design CAD software
Microsoft Visual Basic