Will AI replace Mechatronics Engineers?
AI reaches some of this job’s work, but most of it stays with people.
31/100
Moderate exposure
More exposed to AI than 47% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 0% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 63% of the work
What the job involves
Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Within reach(14)
- Maintain technical project files.
- Create mechanical design documents for parts, assemblies, or finished products.
- Identify materials appropriate for mechatronic system designs.
- Design engineering systems for the automation of industrial tasks.
- Upgrade the design of existing devices by adding mechatronic elements.
and 9 more
Out of reach(9)
- Implement or test design solutions.
- Analyze existing development or manufacturing procedures and suggest improvements.
- Apply mechatronic or automated solutions to the transfer of materials, components, or finished goods.
- Oversee the work of contractors in accordance with project requirements.
- Provide consultation or training on topics such as mechatronics or automated control.
and 4 more
Also called
Automation Engineer · Control Systems Engineer · Design Engineer (Design Eng) · Applications Engineer · Design Eng · Engineer · Mechatronics Engineer · Systems Engineer
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics