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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Tool Designer” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #53 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

57%

“Tool 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%

“Tool 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

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

  • Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Provide technical customer service.

  • 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.

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

  • Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Solicit new business.

Technologies & Software

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

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