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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

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

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

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

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

  • Solicit new business.

  • Provide technical customer service.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.

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

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

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

  • Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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