Quantity surveyors

7 of 31 tasks in this role are things an AI can already do today. Task list mapped via O*NET "Microsystems Engineers" (17-2199.06).

1. Create or maintain formal engineering documents, such as schematics, bills of materials, components or materials specifications, or packaging requirements.

   AI can do thisimportance 3.7/5
2. Communicate operating characteristics or performance experience to other engineers or designers for training or new product development purposes.

   AI can do thisimportance 3.2/5
3. Develop customer documentation, such as performance specifications, training manuals, or operating instructions.

   AI can do thisimportance 3.2/5
4. Design or develop industrial air quality microsystems, such as carbon dioxide fixing devices.

   AI can do this
5. Design or develop sensors to reduce the energy or resource requirements to operate appliances, such as washing machines or dishwashing machines.

   AI can do this
6. Design sensors or switches that require little or no power to operate for environmental monitoring or industrial metering applications.

   AI can do this
7. Research or develop emerging microelectromechanical (MEMS) systems to convert nontraditional energy sources into power, such as ambient energy harvesters that convert environmental vibrations into usable energy.

   AI can do this
8. Create schematics and physical layouts of integrated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) components or packaged assemblies consistent with process, functional, or package constraints.

   Human workimportance 4.0/5
9. Evaluate materials, fabrication methods, joining methods, surface treatments, or packaging to ensure acceptable processing, performance, cost, sustainability, or availability.

   Human workimportance 3.9/5
10. Refine final microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) design to optimize design for target dimensions, physical tolerances, or processing constraints.

    Human workimportance 3.9/5
11. Investigate characteristics such as cost, performance, or process capability of potential microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device designs, using simulation or modeling software.

    Human workimportance 3.9/5
12. Conduct harsh environmental testing, accelerated aging, device characterization, or field trials to validate devices, using inspection tools, testing protocols, peripheral instrumentation, or modeling and simulation software.

    Human workimportance 3.9/5
13. Develop or file intellectual property and patent disclosure or application documents related to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, products, or systems.

    Human workimportance 3.8/5
14. Conduct or oversee the conduct of prototype development or microfabrication activities to ensure compliance to specifications and promote effective production processes.

    Human workimportance 3.7/5
15. Conduct experimental or virtual studies to investigate characteristics and processing principles of potential microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology.

    Human workimportance 3.6/5
16. Conduct analyses addressing issues such as failure, reliability, or yield improvement.

    Human workimportance 3.5/5
17. Devise microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) production methods, such as integrated circuit fabrication, lithographic electroform modeling, or micromachining.

    Human workimportance 3.5/5
18. Plan or schedule engineering research or development projects involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology.

    Human workimportance 3.5/5
19. Develop or validate specialized materials characterization procedures, such as thermal withstand, fatigue, notch sensitivity, abrasion, or hardness tests.

    Human workimportance 3.5/5
20. Propose product designs involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, considering market data or customer requirements.

    Human workimportance 3.5/5
21. Validate fabrication processes for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), using statistical process control implementation, virtual process simulations, data mining, or life testing.

    Human workimportance 3.5/5
22. Demonstrate miniaturized systems that contain components, such as microsensors, microactuators, or integrated electronic circuits, fabricated on silicon or silicon carbide wafers.

    Human workimportance 3.4/5
23. Develop formal documentation for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, including quality assurance guidance, quality control protocols, process control checklists, data collection, or reporting.

    Human workimportance 3.4/5
24. Manage new product introduction projects to ensure effective deployment of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices or applications.

    Human workimportance 3.3/5
25. Conduct acceptance tests, vendor-qualification protocols, surveys, audits, corrective-action reviews, or performance monitoring of incoming materials or components to ensure conformance to specifications.

    Human workimportance 3.3/5
26. Develop or implement microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) processing tools, fixtures, gages, dies, molds, or trays.

    Human workimportance 3.2/5
27. Identify, procure, or develop test equipment, instrumentation, or facilities for characterization of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) applications.

    Human workimportance 3.1/5
28. Develop or validate product-specific test protocols, acceptance thresholds, or inspection tools for quality control testing or performance measurement.

    Human workimportance 3.1/5
29. Oversee operation of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) fabrication or assembly equipment, such as handling, singulation, assembly, wire-bonding, soldering, or package sealing.

    Human workimportance 3.0/5
30. Consider environmental issues when proposing product designs involving microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology.

    Human work
31. Design or develop energy products using nanomaterials or nanoprocesses, such as micro-nano machining.

    Human work