Will “Plating Engineer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

2.1% Chance of Automation

“Plating 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 “Plating Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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