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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Tool Design Engineer” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #53 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Tool Design 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%

“Tool Design 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

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

  • Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.

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

  • Provide technical customer service.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Solicit new business.

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

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

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

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

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