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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Combustion Engineer” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #53 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Combustion Engineer” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 57% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

35%

“Combustion Engineer” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 35% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Mechanical Engineers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: 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.

Avg. Annual Salary $110,080
Avg. Hourly Wage $52.92
Available Jobs (US) 286,760
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Mechanical Engineers #17-2141
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Mechanical Engineers”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Provide technical customer service.

  • Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.

  • Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.

  • Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.

  • Design test control apparatus or equipment or develop procedures for testing products.

  • Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.

  • Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.

  • Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.

  • Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.

  • Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.

  • Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.

  • Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.

  • 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.

  • Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.

  • Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.

  • Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.

  • Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.

  • Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.

  • Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.

  • Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.

  • Direct the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of renewable energy equipment, such as heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or water systems.

  • Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.

  • Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.

  • Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.

  • Solicit new business.

  • Establish or coordinate the maintenance or safety procedures, service schedule, or supply of materials required to maintain machines or equipment in the prescribed condition.

Technologies & Software

  • Shell script
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
  • ANSYS simulation software
  • Statistical software
  • Failure assessment software
  • ReliaSoft BlockSim
  • Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
  • Trimble SketchUp Pro
  • Microsoft Excel
  • SolidWorks COSMOSWorks
  • Accelerated life testing software
  • 1CadCam Unigraphics
  • Bentley MicroStation
  • SAP software
  • AutoCAD AI
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Lambda Research OSLO
  • Autodesk AI
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • GitHub Copilot
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Rapid prototyping software
  • Verilog
  • Grid generation software
  • Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
  • Adobe ActionScript
  • Video analysis software
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Teradata Database
  • Zemax
  • Microsoft Access
  • Reverse engineering software
  • Autodesk Revit
  • UGS I-DEAS
  • Hewlett-Packard HP Graphics Language HPGL
  • Intergraph Plant Design System PDS
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Rockwell Automation software
  • InnovMetric PolyWorks
  • IBM Notes
  • Human machine interface HMI software
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Gemini Code Assist
  • Perforce Helix software
  • Bill of materials software
  • MAYA Nastran
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Modal analysis software
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • DeepSeek
  • Microsoft Project
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Data acquisition software
  • C++
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
  • C
  • SmugMug Flickr
  • Ladder Logic
  • Perplexity AI
  • ReliaSoft Alta 6 Pro
  • Life cycle cost software
  • Metrix Imageware Surfacer
  • Motion analysis software
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
  • PTC Creo Parametric
  • ANSYS AI Simulation
  • Puppet
  • Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
  • Cost estimating software
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Finite element method FEM software
  • Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
  • R
  • Microsoft Word
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • Python
  • Mathsoft Mathcad
  • Optical analysis software
  • G-code
  • MUMPS M
  • Blink
  • Chef
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Perl
  • Mesh generation software
  • Blue Ridge Numerics CFDesign
  • ReliaSoft Weibull++ 6
  • Design of experiments DOE software
  • Sigmetrix CETOL 6 Sigma
  • Statistical energy analysis SEA software
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Computer numerical control CNC software
  • Minitab
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • Reliability analysis software
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Plasma etchers
  • Cryogenic apparatus
  • Flip-chip wafer bonding systems
  • Fluorescence spectrometers
  • Optical sensors
  • Vibration control systems
  • Aligners
  • Spectrum analyzers
  • Acoustic emission AE sensors
  • Wafer dicing saws
  • Deep reactive ion etchers DRIE
  • Scanning probe microscopes SPM
  • Laser Doppler anemometers
  • Force transducers
  • Dynamic strain indicators
  • Environmental testing chambers
  • Position transducers
  • Spin-coaters
  • Digital particle image velocimeters
  • Surface profilometers
  • Personal computers
  • Accelerometers
  • Video editing equipment
  • Function generators
  • Anodic wafer bonding systems
  • Interferometers
  • Multimeters
  • Pitot tubes
  • Multi-pen plotters
  • Torque transducers
  • X ray tubes
  • Evaporation systems
  • Vibration testers
  • Computed tomography CT systems
  • Nano indentation systems
  • Digital to analog converters
  • Coordinate measuring machines CMM
  • Steppers
  • Interferometric microscopes
  • Rapid thermal processing systems
  • Analog to digital converters
  • Dynamometers
  • Chemical-mechanical polishing equipment
  • Servohydraulic material testing machines
  • Vibration isolators
  • Velocity transducers
  • Vapor deposition tube furnaces
  • Air compressors
  • Torsional converters
  • X ray radiographic systems
  • Projection lithography equipment
  • Contact testers
  • Wire electrical discharge machines
  • Photoelastic testing machines
  • Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
  • Ellipsometers
  • Strain gauges
  • Heat exchangers
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Pattern generators
  • Contact lithography equipment
  • Infrared thermography cameras
  • Precision positioning tables
  • Wire bonders
  • Subsonic wind tunnels
  • Wafer bonding systems
  • Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
  • Sputtering systems
  • Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
  • Optical laser scanners
  • Programmable logic controllers PLC
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Supersonic wind tunnels
  • Laser digitizers
  • Stylus profilometers
  • Radio frequency sensors

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