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Job Description
Research and study the structures and chemical properties of various natural and synthetic or composite materials, including metals, alloys, rubber, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and glass. Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications. Includes glass scientists, ceramic scientists, metallurgical scientists, and polymer scientists.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-2032.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 101,570.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 48.00
- Currently, there are 7,750 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Materials Scientists”.
Also Known As…
- Materials Scientists
- Vice President Research
- Technology Officer
- Staff Scientist
- Staff Research Scientist
- Research Scientist
- Research and Development Scientist (R and D Scientist)
- Polymer Materials Consultant
- Micro Electrical/Mechanical Systems Device Scientist (MEMS Device Scientist)
- Materials Scientist
- Senior Materials Scientist
- Polymer Specialist
- Plastics Scientist
- Nanotechnologist
- Metal Alloy Scientist
- Accelerator Systems Director
Tasks for “Senior Materials Scientist”
- Devise testing methods to evaluate the effects of various conditions on particular materials.
- Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications.
- Test material samples for tolerance under tension, compression, and shear to determine the cause of metal failures.
- Confer with customers to determine how to tailor materials to their needs.
- Conduct research on the structures and properties of materials, such as metals, alloys, polymers, and ceramics, to obtain information that could be used to develop new products or enhance existing ones.
- Teach in colleges and universities.
- Plan laboratory experiments to confirm feasibility of processes and techniques used in the production of materials having special characteristics.
- Visit suppliers of materials or users of products to gather specific information.
- Prepare reports, manuscripts, proposals, and technical manuals for use by other scientists and requestors, such as sponsors and customers.
- Research methods of processing, forming, and firing materials to develop such products as ceramic dental fillings, unbreakable dinner plates, and telescope lenses.
- Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.
- Supervise and monitor production processes to ensure efficient use of equipment, timely changes to specifications, and project completion within time frame and budget.
- Test individual parts and products to ensure that manufacturer and governmental quality and safety standards are met.
- Perform experiments and computer modeling to study the nature, structure, and physical and chemical properties of metals and their alloys, and their responses to applied forces.
- Test metals to determine conformance to specifications of mechanical strength, strength-weight ratio, ductility, magnetic and electrical properties, and resistance to abrasion, corrosion, heat, and cold.
Related Technology & Tools
- Quartz crystal thickness monitors
- Desktop computers
- Screw injection molding machines
- Electrolytic etching machines
- Dynamic mechanical analyzers DMA
- Glove box systems
- Capacitance manometers
- Grinding spindles
- Theta-theta diffractometers
- Metallographic microscopes
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Sedigraphs
- Differential scanning calorimeters
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Ellipsometers
- Gamma ray spectrometers
- Mossbauer spectroscopes
- Load cells
- Vibrating sample magnetometers
- Ball mills
- Blungers
- Metal evaporation chambers
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers ICP-MS
- Diamond wafering saws
- Laser interferometers
- Scratch testers
- Stereo microscopes
- Ion analyzers
- Cone viscometers
- Reactive ion etchers RIE
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Muffle furnaces
- Hot isostatic presses
- Optical compound microscopes
- Atomic force microscopes
- Gas chromatograph mass spectrometers GC-MS
- Interferometric microscopes
- Backscatter detectors
- Crystal growers
- Linear variable differential transformers LVDT
- Scanning Kelvin probes
- Sonic modulus testers
- Mobile mass spectrometers
- Raman scattering spectroscopes
- X ray diffractometers
- Ultra high temperature furnaces
- Stylus profilometers
- Freeze dryers
- Thermal spray torches
- Semiautomatic grinders
- Nitrogen furnaces
- Microscope digital cameras
- Shaker ball mills
- Optical profilometers
- Contact angle goniometers
- Erosion testers
- Annealing ovens
- Thermal gravimetric analyzers
- Petrographic microscopes
- Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
- Microcalorimeters
- Auger electron spectrometers
- Salt spray chambers
- Spectrum analyzers
- Semi-microbalances
- Personal computers
- Extruding machines
- Induction furnaces
- Potentiostats
- Pulverizers
- Laptop computers
- Dielectric spectrometers
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- High vacuum evaporation systems
- Industrial computed tomography CT scanners
- Injection molding machines
- Sputter deposition systems
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Ultra microbalances
- Ultraprecision lathes
- High-speed cutoff saws
- Horizontal tube furnaces
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Quartz crystal microbalances
- Macrohardness testers
- Electrode furnaces
- Plasma arc melting furnaces
- Rotational viscometers
- Servohydraulic test machines
- Tape casters
- Ultrasonic analyzers
- UV exposure chambers
- Box furnaces
- Neutron reflectometers
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Vibratory polishers
- Laboratory water purification systems
- Dynamic light scattering equipment
- Safety goggles
- Creep testing equipment
- Static actuators
- Dilatometers
- Nanoscope atomic force microscopes
- X ray generators
- Pore sizers
- Ball-on-disk tribometers
- Tube furnaces
- Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
- Spectrophotometers
- Cold isostatic presses
- Imaging ellipsometers
- Profilometers
- Slurry abrasion testers
- Capillary rheometers
- Manual grinders
- Safety glasses
- Fume hoods
- Multisample autoclaves
- Swaging tools
- Hydraulic presses
- Dynamic actuators
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Laboratory analytical balances
- Differential thermal analyzers
- Impact testers
- Double push rod dilatometers
- High-vacuum manifolds
- Field emission scanning electron microscopes
- Accelerometers
- Peltier cooled solid-state detectors
- Titanium autoclaves
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
- Function generators
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Hot mounting presses
- Plate viscometers
- Advanced Chemistry Development Analytical Laboratory
- Bruker AXS EVA
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- VAMP/VASP
- PANalytical X'Pert Epitaxy
- PWscf
- Materials Data Incorporated Jade
- International Centre for Diffraction Data ICDD DDView
- Bruker AXS TOPAS
- Microsoft Excel
- GAMESS-US
- ANSYS Multiphysics
- Chempute Software HSC Chemistry
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Maplesoft Maple
- Accelrys Materials Studio
- ANSYS LS-DYNA
- Email software
- Dassault Systemes Abaqus
- Bruker AXS LEPTOS
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- SolidWorks COSMOSWorks
- General Structural Analysis System GSAS
- Multichannel microelectrode analyzer MMA software
- RIETAN
- ESM Software CrystalMaker
- PANalytical X'Pert Data Collector
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Web browser software
- Olympus Image Analysis
- R
- Stewart Computational Chemistry MOPAC