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Job Description
Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those engineers working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. Includes metallurgists and metallurgical engineers, ceramic engineers, and welding engineers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2131.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 97,050.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 46.00
- Currently, there are 26,800 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Materials Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Materials Engineers
- Research Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Metallurgist
- Metallurgical Engineer
- Materials Research Engineer
- Materials Engineer
- Materials Development Engineer
- Materials Branch Chief
- Materials and Processes Manager
- Welding Engineer
- Testing Engineer
- Test Engineer
- Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
- Stress Engineer
- Smelting Engineer
- Refining Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Plating Engineer
- Plastics Engineer
- Physical Metallurgist
- Nanotechnologist
- Metallurgical Specialist
- Metallographer
- Material Analyst
- Green Building Materials Designer
- Glass Science Engineer
- Foundry Process Engineer
- Foundry Metallurgist
- Forensic Materials Engineer
- Failure Analysis Technician
- Extractive Metallurgist
- Design Engineer
- Corrosion Engineer
- Ceramics Test Engineer
- Ceramic Research Engineer
- Ceramic Design Engineer
- Automation Engineer
Tasks for “Test Engineer”
- Plan and implement laboratory operations for the purpose of developing material and fabrication procedures that meet cost, product specification, and performance standards.
- Monitor material performance and evaluate material deterioration.
- Perform managerial functions, such as preparing proposals and budgets, analyzing labor costs, and writing reports.
- Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to process or product design objectives.
- Solve problems in a number of engineering fields, such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil, nuclear, and aerospace.
- Design processing plants and equipment.
- Determine appropriate methods for fabricating and joining materials.
- Supervise production and testing processes in industrial settings, such as metal refining facilities, smelting or foundry operations, or nonmetallic materials production operations.
- Conduct training sessions on new material products, applications, or manufacturing methods for customers and their employees.
- Replicate the characteristics of materials and their components with computers.
- Analyze product failure data and laboratory test results to determine causes of problems and develop solutions.
- Plan and evaluate new projects, consulting with other engineers and corporate executives as necessary.
- Teach in colleges and universities.
- Guide technical staff engaged in developing materials for specific uses in projected products or devices.
- Conduct or supervise tests on raw materials or finished products to ensure their quality.
- Modify properties of metal alloys, using thermal and mechanical treatments.
- Design and direct the testing or control of processing procedures.
- Supervise the work of technologists, technicians, and other engineers and scientists.
- Review new product plans and make recommendations for material selection based on design objectives, such as strength, weight, heat resistance, electrical conductivity, and cost.
- Write for technical magazines, journals, and trade association publications.
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- Lapping wheels
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- Analytical balances
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- Linear variable differential transformers LVDT
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- High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
- Hot blenders
- Solvent dryers
- Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
- Differential scanning calorimeters
- Impact testers
- Microwave sintering furnaces
- Rod mills
- Rotating furnaces
- Freeze-thaw test units
- Liquid conditioners
- Filter presses
- Infrared monitors
- Polarizing microscopes
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- Roll crushers
- Laboratory vacuum pumps
- Ultrasonic baths
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- Accelerometers
- Tensile testers
- Isodynamic separators
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- Data entry software
- Digital image correlation DIC software
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- Microsoft PowerPoint
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- Stereolithography SLA rapid prototyping systems
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- C++
- Microsoft Excel
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