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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

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

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

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

  • Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Solicit new business.

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

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

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

  • Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Provide technical customer service.

Technologies & Software

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

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