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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Diesel Retrofit Designer” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #53 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Diesel Retrofit Designer” 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%

“Diesel Retrofit Designer” 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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Solicit new business.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.

  • Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.

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

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

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

  • Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.

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

  • Provide technical customer service.

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

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

  • Design integrated mechanical or alternative systems, such as mechanical cooling systems with natural ventilation systems, to improve energy efficiency.

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

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

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

  • Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.

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

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

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

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  • Life cycle cost software
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  • Reliability analysis software
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  • R
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  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
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  • Optical analysis software
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  • ANSYS simulation software
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  • Minitab
  • Adobe Illustrator
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  • Accelerated life testing software
  • Statistical software
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  • Autodesk Revit
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  • Function generators
  • Video editing equipment
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  • Wafer bonding systems
  • Interferometers
  • Plasma etchers
  • Evaporation systems
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  • Rapid thermal processing systems
  • Vibration isolators
  • Deep reactive ion etchers DRIE
  • Subsonic wind tunnels
  • Photoelastic testing machines
  • Radio frequency sensors
  • X ray tubes
  • Contact testers
  • Torque transducers
  • Coordinate measuring machines CMM
  • Wire bonders
  • Analog to digital converters
  • Chemical-mechanical polishing equipment
  • Multi-pen plotters
  • Programmable logic controllers PLC
  • Stylus profilometers
  • Optical sensors
  • Contact lithography equipment
  • Force transducers
  • Aligners
  • Optical laser scanners
  • Digital to analog converters
  • Accelerometers
  • Surface profilometers
  • Vibration control systems
  • Ellipsometers
  • Steppers
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  • Strain gauges
  • Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
  • Pitot tubes
  • Fluorescence spectrometers
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Flip-chip wafer bonding systems
  • Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
  • Heat exchangers
  • Laser Doppler anemometers
  • Cryogenic apparatus
  • Vapor deposition tube furnaces
  • Precision positioning tables
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Wire electrical discharge machines
  • X ray radiographic systems
  • Torsional converters
  • Scanning probe microscopes SPM
  • Environmental testing chambers
  • Anodic wafer bonding systems
  • Nano indentation systems
  • Personal computers
  • Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
  • Acoustic emission AE sensors
  • Multimeters
  • Position transducers
  • Spin-coaters
  • Vibration testers
  • Pattern generators
  • Computed tomography CT systems
  • Wafer dicing saws
  • Air compressors
  • Velocity transducers
  • Projection lithography equipment
  • Laser digitizers
  • Dynamometers

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