Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering - Robotics Engineer
Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering - Robotics Engineer
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Robotics engineers design and build machines to do automated jobs in industries like manufacturing, aerospace and medicine.
- Research what customers want to automate
- Make design using computer aided design (CAD) software
- Build and test prototypes and fix faults
- Analyse data from robot sensors and cameras
- Report on risks, issues and project progress
- Research news ways to use robots and artificial intelligence
You could work in an office, in a laboratory or at a manufacturing plant.
Robotics Engineers tend to work 37 to 40 hours a week. Typically you could work 9am to 5pm on a weekday.
Starting: £27,500
Experienced: £55,000
You can get into this job through a university course, a college course, an apprenticeship or working towards this role.
You could do a degree or postgraduate qualification in:
- artificial intelligence and robotics
- mechatronics
- robotics engineering
- mechanical or electronics engineering
- computer science or mathematics
You could do a college course which might help you to find a job as a robotics technician. Courses include:
- Level 3 Certificate in Robotics and Automation
- Level 4 Diploma in Computing
- Higher National Certificate in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
With further training, you could then qualify as a robotics engineer.
You could do a level 6 degree apprenticeship in a robotics specialism like:
- control and technical support engineering
- electro-mechanical engineering
- embedded electronic systems design
- manufacturing engineering
- robotics engineer
You could start as a robotics technician or junior engineer. You could then study for a degree on the job to qualify as a robotics engineer.