Automation engineering
Automation engineering is the provision of
Automation engineer
Automation engineers are experts who have the knowledge and ability to design, create, develop and manage machines and systems, for example,
Scope
Automation engineering is the integration of standard engineering fields. Automatic control of various
Work and career after graduation
Graduates can work for both government and private sector entities such as industrial production, companies that create and use automation systems, for example the paper industry, automotive industry, metallurgical industry, food and agricultural industry, water treatment, and oil & gas sectors such as refineries, rolling mills and power plants.
Job Description
Automation engineers can design, program, simulate and test automated machinery and processes, and are usually employed in industries such as the energy sector in plants, car manufacturing facilities, food processing plants, and robots. Automation engineers are responsible for creating detailed design specifications and other documents, developing automation based on specific requirements for the process involved, and conforming to international standards like IEC-61508, local standards, and other process specific guidelines and specifications, simulate, test and commission electronic equipment for automation.[4][5]
See also
- Control engineering
- Mechatronics engineering
References
- ^ IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR) summer school. Curtin Research Publications, 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ISBN 9789813208544. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ISBN 9781845698010
- ISBN 9789813208537. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ O'Dell, Thomas H. Circuits for Electronic Instrumentation. Cambridge University Press 1 Edition, 2005.