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Job Description
Operate commercial-scale production equipment to produce, test, or modify materials, devices, or systems of molecular or macromolecular composition. Work under the supervision of engineering staff.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3029.12
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians
- Technical Associate
- Research Technician
- Research Support Specialist
- Research Scientist
- Process Engineering Technician
- Nanofabrication Specialist
- Microfabrication Engineer Manager
- Laboratory Technician (Lab Technician)
- Engineering Technician
- Nanotechnology Technician
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technician
- Nanotechnician
- Nanoscience Technician
- Laboratory Manager (Lab Manager)
Tasks for “Laboratory Manager (Lab Manager)”
- Compile information or prepare reports on nanotechnology experiments or applications.
- Measure or mix chemicals or compounds in accordance with detailed instructions or formulas.
- Measure emission of nanodust or nanoparticles during nanocomposite or other nano-scale production processes, using systems such as aerosol detection systems.
- Set up or execute nanoparticle experiments according to detailed instructions.
- Operate nanotechnology compounding, testing, processing, or production equipment in accordance with appropriate standard operating procedures, good manufacturing practices, hazardous material restrictions, or health and safety requirements.
- Assist nanoscientists, engineers, or technologists in processing or characterizing materials according to physical or chemical properties.
- Produce detailed images or measurement of objects, using tools such as scanning tunneling microscopes or oscilloscopes.
- Test nano-enabled products to determine amount of shedding or loss of nanoparticles.
- Inspect nanotechnology work products to ensure quality or adherence to specifications.
- Maintain work area according to cleanroom or other processing standards.
- Maintain accurate record or batch-record documentation of nanoproduction.
- Assemble components, using techniques such as interference fitting, solvent bonding, adhesive bonding, heat sealing, or ultrasonic welding.
- Record nanotechnology test results in logs, laboratory notebooks, or spreadsheet software.
- Repair nanotechnology processing or testing equipment or submit work orders for equipment repair.
- Perform functional tests of nano-enhanced assemblies, components, or systems, using equipment such as torque gauges or conductivity meters.
- Monitor equipment during operation to ensure adherence to specifications for characteristics such as pressure, temperature, or flow.
- Calibrate nanotechnology equipment, such as weighing, testing, or production equipment.
- Assist nanoscientists, engineers, or technologists in writing process specifications or documentation.
- Measure or report toxicity of engineered nanoparticles.
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- Energy dispersive x-ray EDX spectroscopes
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- Bake ovens
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- Ion mills
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- Linewidth measurement systems
- Inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etchers ICP-RIE
- Ellipsometers
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- Turbo pumps
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- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
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- Gowning gloves
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- Photoelectron spectroscopes
- Protective gowns
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- Thermal evaporators
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- Chemical baths
- Optical compound microscopes
- Residual gas analyzers
- Atomic layer deposition ALD systems
- Safety goggles
- Vacuum hotplates
- Atomic force microscopes AFM
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- Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
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