Will “Test Engineer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

1.1% Chance of Automation

“Test Engineer” will not be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #53 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2141.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 89,800.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 43.00
Currently, there are 285,790 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Mechanical Engineers”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Test Engineer”

Evaluate mechanical designs or prototypes for energy performance or environmental impact.
Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
Select or install combined heat units, power units, cogeneration equipment, or trigeneration equipment that reduces energy use or pollution.
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
Solicit new business.
Study industrial processes to maximize the efficiency of equipment applications, including equipment placement.
Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
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.
Develop, coordinate, or monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, or operation of product designs.
Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted drafting equipment or software.
Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists, or other engineers.
Calculate energy losses for buildings, using equipment such as computers, combustion analyzers, or pressure gauges.
Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
Estimate costs or submit bids for engineering, construction, or extraction projects.
Recommend the use of utility or energy services that minimize carbon footprints.
Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, or repair to ensure that machines or equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or biomedical engineering.
Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems or needs.
Develop or test models of alternate designs or processing methods to assess feasibility, sustainability, operating condition effects, potential new applications, or necessity of modification.
Provide technical customer service.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

Stylus profilometers
Environmental testing chambers
Vapor deposition tube furnaces
Wire bonders
Personal computers
Steppers
Video editing equipment
Ellipsometers
Spin-coaters
Pattern generators
Plasma etchers
Position transducers
Vibration testers
Velocity transducers
Cryogenic apparatus
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
Pitot tubes
Flip-chip wafer bonding systems
Rapid thermal processing systems
Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
Scanning probe microscopes SPM
Optical sensors
Digital particle image velocimeters
Projection lithography equipment
Anodic wafer bonding systems
Vibration isolators
Computed tomography CT systems
Multimeters
Nano indentation systems
X ray radiographic systems
Laser Doppler anemometers
Torque transducers
X ray tubes
Subsonic wind tunnels
Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
Supersonic wind tunnels
Programmable logic controllers PLC
Photoelastic testing machines
Aligners
Spectrum analyzers
Fluorescence spectrometers
Contact lithography equipment
Contact testers
Oscilloscopes
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Interferometric microscopes
Torsional converters
Precision positioning tables
Optical laser scanners
Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
Multi-pen plotters
Wire electrical discharge machines
Acoustic emission AE sensors
Wafer dicing saws
Dynamometers
Vibration control systems
Surface profilometers
Laser digitizers
Chemical-mechanical polishing equipment
Deep reactive ion etchers DRIE
Heat exchangers
Analog to digital converters
Radio frequency sensors
Digital to analog converters
Interferometers
Sputtering systems
Evaporation systems
Air compressors
Strain gauges
Function generators
Force transducers
Dynamic strain indicators
Infrared thermography cameras
Accelerometers
Wafer bonding systems
Servohydraulic material testing machines

MAYA Nastran
ReliaSoft Alta 6 Pro
C++
Accelerated life testing software
Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
Bill of materials software
ESRI ArcGIS software
The MathWorks MATLAB
Autodesk AutoCAD
Hewlett-Packard HP Graphics Language HPGL
PTC Creo Parametric
Mathsoft Mathcad
Microsoft PowerPoint
Minitab
Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
Rockwell Automation
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Visio
SAP
Zemax
Verilog
Optical analysis software
COSMOSWorks
Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
Modal analysis software
UGS I-DEAS
MUMPS M
Microsoft Access
Motion analysis software
Microsoft Office
Cost estimation software
Statistical energy analysis SEA software
ReliaSoft BlockSim
Mesh generation software
InnovMetric PolyWorks
G-code
Grid generation software
Life cycle cost software
C
Design of experiments DOE software
Computer numerical control CNC software
Microsoft Visual Basic
Rapid prototyping software
Failure assessment software
National Instruments LabVIEW
Blue Ridge Numerics CFDesign
Sigmetrix CETOL 6 Sigma
ANSYS
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
Microsoft Project
Autodesk Revit
Metrix Imageware Surfacer
Dassault Systemes CATIA
Data acquisition software
Ladder Logic
Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
1CadCam Unigraphics
ReliaSoft Weibull++ 6
Bentley MicroStation
Microsoft Word
Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
Intergraph Plant Design System PDS
Finite element method FEM software
Lambda Research OSLO
Human machine interface HMI software
Reliability analysis software
Video analysis software
Statistical software
Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
IBM Notes
Reverse engineering software
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript