Robotics Engineers

• Debug robotics programs.
• Review or approve designs, calculations, or cost estimates.
• Install, calibrate, operate, or maintain robots.
• Supervise, technologists, technicians, or other engineers.
• Integrate robotics with peripherals, such as welders, controllers, or other equipment.
• Process or interpret signals or sensor data.
• Investigate mechanical failures or unexpected maintenance problems.
• Create back-ups of robot programs or parameters.
• Make system device lists or event timing charts.
• Design automated robotic systems to increase production volume or precision in high-throughput operations, such as automated ribonucleic acid (RNA) analysis or sorting, moving, or stacking production materials.
• Document robotic application development, maintenance, or changes.
• Plan mobile robot paths and teach path plans to robots.
• Analyze and evaluate robotic systems or prototypes.
• Design end-of-arm tooling.
• Build, configure, and test robots.
• Design software to control robotic systems for applications, such as military defense or manufacturing.
• Design robotic systems, such as automatic vehicle control, autonomous vehicles, advanced displays, advanced sensing, robotic platforms, computer vision, or telematics systems.
• Write algorithms or programming code for ad hoc robotic applications.
• Conduct research into the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of robotic mechanisms, components, or systems, such as planetary rovers, multiple mobile robots, reconfigurable robots, or man-machine interactions.
• Conduct research on robotic technology to create new robotic systems or system capabilities.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Robotics Engineers.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Robotics Engineers.