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CAREER
Robotics Engineers
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$103,380
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+1.3% (little or no change)
Most Common Level of Education
Bachelor's degree
Career
Roadtrip Nation Leaders in This Career
What Robotics Engineers Do
Research, design, develop, or test robotic applications.
Other Job Titles Robotics Engineers May Have
Automation Engineer, Autonomous Vehicle Design Engineer, Design Engineer, Factory Automations Engineer, Research Engineer, Robotic Systems Engineer
How Leaders Describe a Typical Day at Work
I work in an open office space. I design robots on my computer. Then I need to have the custom parts built, order standard parts, motors, sensors. After building the first prototype, I need to program the software that controls the movements. When the prototype is working well, we do some preliminary testing and analyze the data.
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Review or approve designs, calculations, or cost estimates.
- Process or interpret signals or sensor data.
- Debug robotics programs.
- Build, configure, or test robots or robotic applications.
- Create back-ups of robot programs or parameters.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Robotics Engineers
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Bachelor's degree (50%)
Bachelor's degree
50%
Master's degree
25%
Doctoral or professional degree
8%
Other*
18%
*All other responses combined for clarity.
Majors Related to Career
Educational Paths Suggested by Leaders
Suggested Path
Bachelor
Industrial Engineering
Graduate
Mechanical Engineering
Doctorate
Mechanical Engineering
Suggested Path
High School
Bachelor
Graduate
Business Administration and Management, General
Additional Skills & Experiences That Can Help You Excel
The most important thing about running a company is to not get too caught up in things and let the stress overtake your life. Know when to keep going, but also know when to quit.
CAD (SolidWorks), Matlab data acquisition and control, Algorithm writing and data analysis.
Getting Started
Recommended First Step for:
College Students
Travel, learn other languages, get to know other cultures and other ways of doing things. Be open-minded and never give up. Learn how to sketch drawings by hand (without computers). Also, learn how to use CAD programs (like SolidWorks).
I've always had a rule to never have a job where I wasn't always learning something. And, always chose fun. If you aren't enjoying what you are doing, do something else.
Everyone
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