Will “Application Engineer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

1.1% Chance of Automation

“Application Engineer” will not be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #53 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

Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2141.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 89,800.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 43.00
Currently, there are 285,790 people on this job

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

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Application Engineer”

Solicit new business.
Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
Provide technical customer service.
Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.
Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.
Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.
Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.

Related Technology & Tools

Rapid thermal processing systems
Optical laser scanners
Photoelastic testing machines
Environmental testing chambers
Digital to analog converters
Scanning probe microscopes SPM
Strain gauges
Wafer bonding systems
Vibration isolators
Radio frequency sensors
Analog to digital converters
Supersonic wind tunnels
Steppers
Pattern generators
Fluorescence spectrometers
Wire electrical discharge machines
Chemical-mechanical polishing equipment
Function generators
Torsional converters
Vibration control systems
Programmable logic controllers PLC
Laser digitizers
Air compressors
Stylus profilometers
Interferometers
Deep reactive ion etchers DRIE
Precision positioning tables
Oscilloscopes
X ray tubes
Vibration testers
Surface profilometers
Accelerometers
Contact testers
Dynamic strain indicators
X ray radiographic systems
Cryogenic apparatus
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Laser Doppler anemometers
Plasma etchers
Wafer dicing saws
Video editing equipment
Anodic wafer bonding systems
Optical sensors
Velocity transducers
Flip-chip wafer bonding systems
Interferometric microscopes
Vapor deposition tube furnaces
Position transducers
Acoustic emission AE sensors
Spectrum analyzers
Digital particle image velocimeters
Pitot tubes
Wire bonders
Spin-coaters
Projection lithography equipment
Heat exchangers
Torque transducers
Evaporation systems
Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
Force transducers
Nano indentation systems
Servohydraulic material testing machines
Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
Multimeters
Dynamometers
Multi-pen plotters
Ellipsometers
Subsonic wind tunnels
Computed tomography CT systems
Aligners
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
Sputtering systems
Contact lithography equipment
Personal computers
Infrared thermography cameras

Mesh generation software
Finite element method FEM software
Microsoft Excel
Grid generation software
Sigmetrix CETOL 6 Sigma
COSMOSWorks
Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
Ladder Logic
ReliaSoft BlockSim
Microsoft Access
PTC Creo Parametric
Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
Metrix Imageware Surfacer
Video analysis software
Computer numerical control CNC software
Hewlett-Packard HP Graphics Language HPGL
Failure assessment software
Autodesk Revit
MUMPS M
InnovMetric PolyWorks
C
Dassault Systemes CATIA
Bill of materials software
Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
Minitab
Lambda Research OSLO
C++
Zemax
MAYA Nastran
Mathsoft Mathcad
Motion analysis software
Intergraph Plant Design System PDS
Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
Autodesk AutoCAD
Reliability analysis software
Life cycle cost software
Microsoft PowerPoint
ESRI ArcGIS software
ReliaSoft Weibull++ 6
Human machine interface HMI software
Microsoft Visio
Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
Rockwell Automation
Bentley MicroStation
Microsoft Project
Blue Ridge Numerics CFDesign
G-code
Accelerated life testing software
Data acquisition software
The MathWorks MATLAB
Reverse engineering software
Microsoft Word
Statistical software
Design of experiments DOE software
Verilog
UGS I-DEAS
Optical analysis software
Cost estimation software
Microsoft Office
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Microsoft Visual Basic
Rapid prototyping software
Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
National Instruments LabVIEW
IBM Notes
1CadCam Unigraphics
ANSYS
SAP
Modal analysis software
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
ReliaSoft Alta 6 Pro
Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
Statistical energy analysis SEA software