Will “Quality Engineer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
Unknown Chance of Automation
Sadly, the research paper did not provide any information about this occupation. Maybe have a look at our directory?
Job Description
Assist industrial engineers in such activities as quality control, inventory control, or material flow methods. May conduct statistical studies or analyze production costs.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3029.05
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Industrial Engineering Technologists”.
Also Known As…
- Industrial Engineering Technologists
- Senior Quality Methods Specialist
- Quality Tech
- Quality Management Coordinator
- Production Control Supervisor
- Planner/Scheduler
- Materials Planner/Production Planner
- Manager, Asset Management
- Liaison Engineer
- Head of Operation and Logistics
- Associate Product Integrity Engineer
- Traffic Rate Analyst
- Time Study Analyst
- Time Motion Analyst
- Senior Quality Engineer
- Senior Product Integrity Engineer
- Senior Engineering Specialist
- Reliability Engineer
- Real Time Analyst
- Quality Controller
- Quality Control Specialist
- Quality Control Expert
- Quality Control Director
- Quality Control Analyst
- Quality Assurance Analyst (QA Analyst)
- QA Manager
- Project Leader
- Productivity Engineer
- Production Planner
- Production Expert
- Production Control Planner
- Production Control Expert
- Production Control Analyst
- Production Analyst
- Process Safety Engineering Technologist
- Process Documentation and Methods Analyst
- PPAP Coordinator
- Motion Study Analyst
- Methods Time Analyst
- Materials Planner
- Material Scheduler
- Manufacturing Specialist
- Manager, Operations and Procurement
- Lean Six Sigma Senior Specialist
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Industrial Technologist
- Industrial Methods Consultant
- Industrial Engineering Technologist
- Industrial Engineering Analyst
- Engineering Technologist
- Efficiency Expert
- Efficiency Analyst
- Assistant Manager Quality Management
- Advanced Manufacturing Consultant
- Advanced Diagnostics Engineering Specialist
- Advanced Computer Aided Design Specialist (Advanced CAD Specialist)
Tasks for “Quality Engineer”
- Prepare schedules for equipment use or routine maintenance.
- Oversee or inspect production processes.
- Prepare reports regarding inventories of raw materials or finished products.
- Analyze material flows or supply chains to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and conserve energy.
- Interpret engineering drawings, sketches, or diagrams.
- Plan the flow of work or materials to maximize efficiency.
- Design plant or production facility layouts.
- Request equipment upgrades or purchases.
- Conduct time and motion studies to identify opportunities to improve worker efficiency.
- Analyze, estimate, or report production costs.
- Develop or conduct quality control tests to ensure consistent production quality.
- Conduct statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable and nonsustainable designs.
- Develop or implement programs to address problems related to production, materials, safety, or quality.
- Monitor and control inventory.
- Supervise production workers.
- Develop computerized diagnostic tools to integrate measurements in real time and reduce production downtime.
- Analyze operational, production, economic, or other data, using statistical procedures.
- Create computer applications for manufacturing processes or operations, using computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-assisted manufacturing (CAM) tools.
- Compile operational data to develop cost or time estimates, schedules, or specifications.
- Prepare layouts of machinery or equipment, using drafting equipment or computer-aided design (CAD) software.
- Modify equipment or processes to improve resource or cost efficiency.
- Integrate high-speed loops and advanced control algorithms with graphical system designs to improve the efficiency of production operations.
- Collect and analyze data related to quality or industrial health and safety programs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Impact testers
- Vacuum gauges
- Surface grinding machines
- Laser scanners
- Air conditioning units
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Manual hardness testers
- Air heaters
- Bench grinders
- Universal testing machines
- Viscosity meters
- Plastic injection molding machines
- Portable air compressors
- Signal generators
- Vacuum pumps
- Function generators
- Dynamic actuators
- Digital hardness testers
- Plotters
- Milling machines
- Steam boilers
- Melting point apparatus
- Oscilloscopes
- Horizontal milling machines
- Three-dimensional prototyping printer
- Lathes
- Belt conveyors
- Heat exchangers
- Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
- Personal computers
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Desktop computers
- Materials requirement planning MRP software
- Inlet Technologies Semaphore
- Management information systems MIS
- IBM CATIA
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Desktop publishing software
- Database software
- Cimatron
- Kubotek CADKEY Wireframe
- Rapid prototyping software
- Beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code BASIC
- Microsoft Project
- Three-dimensional modeling software
- Microsoft Office
- Computerized numerical control CNC software
- Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Vectorworks Machine Design
- Production planning software
- Microsoft Outlook
- TurboCAD IMSI
- Minitab
- Plant design management system PDMS
- SPSS
- Microsoft Windows
- SAP
- Microsoft Word
- Bentley Microstation
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Microsoft Excel
- Email software
- Word processing software
- Presentation software
- Graphics editing software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Web browser software
- Tebis Base
- Infinity QS ProFicient
- C++
- Siemens PLM Software Solid Edge
- Autodesk Inventor
- C
- Planit Alphacam
- Rockwell Automation Arena
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Advanced Dimensional Management 3D-GD&T
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- Three-dimensional parametric design software
- Spreadsheet software
- Statistical process control SPC software
- The MathWorks Simulink
- Delcam PowerMILL
- UNIX
- CNC Mastercam
- Stat-Ease Design-Expert
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk Algor Simulation