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Robotics Engineer

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AVG. SALARY

$100,740

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EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree

What They Do

Robotics Engineers Career Video

About This Career

Researches, designs, develops, or tests robotic applications.

This career is part of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics cluster Engineering and Technology pathway.

A person in this career:

  • Reviews or approves designs, calculations, or cost estimates.
  • Processes or interprets signals or sensor data.
  • Debugs robotics programs.
  • Builds, configures, or tests robots or robotic applications.
  • Creates back-ups of robot programs or parameters.
  • Provides technical support for robotic systems.
  • Designs end-of-arm tooling.
  • Designs robotic systems, such as automatic vehicle control, autonomous vehicles, advanced displays, advanced sensing, robotic platforms, computer vision, or telematics systems.
  • Supervises technologists, technicians, or other engineers.
  • Designs software to control robotic systems for applications, such as military defense or manufacturing.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

People who do this job report that:

  • You would sit most of the time. There's some walking and standing. You may have to lift and carry things like books, papers or tools weighing 10 lbs. or less.
  • Work in this occupation involves use of protective items such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, a hard hat, or personal flotation devices
  • Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time

Working in this career involves (physical activities):

  • Identifying color and seeing differences in color, including shades and brightness
  • Seeing clearly up close
  • Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others
  • Identifying and understanding the speech of another person

Work Hours and Travel

  • Overtime work
  • Regular working hours and limited travel

Specialty and Similar Careers

Careers that are more detailed or close to this career:

  • Automation Engineer — Works with mechanical processes and equipment that perform programmed tasks in sectors such as manufacturing or food processing.
  • Design Engineer — Researches and develops ideas for new products and production systems.
  • Factory Automations Engineer
  • Research Engineer — Independently evaluates, selects and applies standardized scientific or engineering procedures and techniques to area of specialization.
  • Robotic Systems Engineer
  • Autonomous Vehicle Design Engineer