P3P3 — Mid-Level Professional
Proficient
Lead complete robot system designs; integrate subsystems; handle medium-complexity projects.
What this level means
Fully competent professional; works independently on standard projects
- Scope
- Features or a sub-system end-to-end
- Autonomy
- Works independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard
- Complexity
- Diverse problems; adapts existing approaches
- Impact
- Project / team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns implementation decisions for own scope
- Leadership
- Mentors juniors informally
- Typical experience
- 3–5 yrs
What you'd do
- Lead complete robot system designs
- Integrate subsystems
- Manage medium-complexity projects
- Coordinate with stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with safety standards
- Lead system design projects
- Integrate various subsystems
- Ensure project compliance
Skills, knowledge & tools
- System integration
- Project management
- Stakeholder communication
- Risk assessment
- Advanced problem-solving
- System design and integration
- Project management methodologies
- Safety and compliance standards
- Stakeholder management
- Technical leadership
- Project leadership
- Effective communication to non-robotics stakeholders
- Technical expertise
- Problem-solving
- Leadership
What good looks like
- ~4–7 years experience
- Doctorate for research-heavy roles
- Proven project management skills
Common titles
Robotics Engineering IIIRobotics Engineering 3Mid-Level Robotics EngineeringRobotics Engineer IIIRobotics Engineer 3Mid-Level Robotics EngineerMechanical Engineering IIIMechanical Engineering 3Mid-Level Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineer IIIMechanical Engineer 3Mid-Level Mechanical EngineerElectrical Engineering IIIElectrical Engineering 3Mid-Level Electrical EngineeringElectrical Engineer III
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 17-2199.08 — Robotics Engineers