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Career: Robotics Engineers
Job Description
Research, design, develop, and test robotic applications.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Provide technical support for robotic systems. |
100
|
Review or approve designs, calculations, or cost estimates. |
100
|
Supervise technicians, technologists, or other engineers. |
100
|
Integrate robotics with peripherals such as welders, controllers, or other equipment. |
100
|
Process and interpret signals or sensor data. |
100
|
Investigate mechanical failures or unexpected maintenance problems. |
100
|
Create back-ups of robot programs or parameters. |
100
|
Design automated robotic systems to increase production volume and precision in high-throughput operations such as automated ribonucleic acid (RNA) analysis; or sorting, moving, and stacking production materials. |
100
|
Make system device lists and event timing charts. |
100
|
Document robotic application development, maintenance, or changes. |
100
|
Plan mobile robot paths and teach path plans to robots. |
100
|
Design robotic systems such as automatic vehicle control, autonomous vehicles, advanced displays, advanced sensing, robotic platforms, computer vision, and telematics systems. |
95
|
Debug robotics programs. |
95
|
Install, calibrate, operate, or maintain robots. |
95
|
Analyze and evaluate robotic systems or prototypes. |
95
|
Conduct research on robotic technology to create new robotic systems or system capabilities. |
90
|
Build, configure, and test robots. |
90
|
Conduct research into the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of robotic mechanisms, components, or systems such as planetary rovers, multiple mobile robots, reconfigurable robots, and man-machine interactions. |
85
|
Write algorithms and programming code for ad hoc robotic applications. |
85
|
Automate assays on laboratory robotics. |
80
|
Design end-of-arm tooling. |
70
|
Design software to control robotic systems for applications such as military defense and manufacturing. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
79
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
79
|
Processing Information
|
78
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
76
|
Thinking Creatively
|
75
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
74
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
74
|
Interacting With Computers
|
74
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
73
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
71
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
70
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
69
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
69
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
67
|
Getting Information
|
67
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
67
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
67
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
67
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
67
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
66
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
66
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
66
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
64
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
63
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
62
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
61
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
59
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
58
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
58
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
57
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
56
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
56
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
53
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
51
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
51
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
50
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
42
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
41
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
39
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
37
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
28
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|