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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.
- Plan laboratory experiments to confirm feasibility of processes and techniques used in the production of materials having special characteristics.
- 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.
- Research methods of processing, forming, and firing materials to develop such products as ceramic dental fillings, unbreakable dinner plates, and telescope lenses.
- Teach in colleges and universities.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.
- Prepare reports, manuscripts, proposals, and technical manuals for use by other scientists and requestors, such as sponsors and customers.
- 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.
- Visit suppliers of materials or users of products to gather specific information.
Related Technology & Tools
- Nanoscope atomic force microscopes
- Tape casters
- Mossbauer spectroscopes
- Ion analyzers
- Cold isostatic presses
- Contact angle goniometers
- Field emission scanning electron microscopes
- Mobile mass spectrometers
- Gamma ray spectrometers
- Diamond wafering saws
- Muffle furnaces
- Thermal gravimetric analyzers
- Capacitance manometers
- Shaker ball mills
- Microscope digital cameras
- Hot isostatic presses
- Vibrating sample magnetometers
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Extruding machines
- Vibratory polishers
- Accelerometers
- Induction furnaces
- Metal evaporation chambers
- Dynamic light scattering equipment
- Safety goggles
- Thermal spray torches
- Personal computers
- Creep testing equipment
- Ultraprecision lathes
- Atomic force microscopes
- Linear variable differential transformers LVDT
- Dynamic mechanical analyzers DMA
- Hydraulic presses
- Macrohardness testers
- High-vacuum manifolds
- Dilatometers
- Manual grinders
- Freeze dryers
- Plate viscometers
- Swaging tools
- Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
- Cone viscometers
- Ultra microbalances
- Interferometric microscopes
- Ultrasonic analyzers
- Gas chromatograph mass spectrometers GC-MS
- Spectrum analyzers
- Electrode furnaces
- Annealing ovens
- Salt spray chambers
- Ball mills
- Differential scanning calorimeters
- X ray diffractometers
- Reactive ion etchers RIE
- Potentiostats
- Pore sizers
- Sonic modulus testers
- Laboratory analytical balances
- Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
- Optical compound microscopes
- Rotational viscometers
- Hot mounting presses
- Imaging ellipsometers
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Titanium autoclaves
- Dynamic actuators
- Theta-theta diffractometers
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
- Sputter deposition systems
- Neutron reflectometers
- Box furnaces
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Ultra high temperature furnaces
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Function generators
- Profilometers
- Injection molding machines
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Servohydraulic test machines
- Screw injection molding machines
- Ellipsometers
- Quartz crystal microbalances
- Sedigraphs
- Glove box systems
- Petrographic microscopes
- Blungers
- Double push rod dilatometers
- Horizontal tube furnaces
- Plasma arc melting furnaces
- Stylus profilometers
- Stereo microscopes
- Scanning Kelvin probes
- Laser interferometers
- Dielectric spectrometers
- Quartz crystal thickness monitors
- Static actuators
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Electrolytic etching machines
- Crystal growers
- Safety glasses
- Tube furnaces
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Nitrogen furnaces
- Optical profilometers
- Multisample autoclaves
- Ball-on-disk tribometers
- Auger electron spectrometers
- Semi-microbalances
- Spectrophotometers
- Peltier cooled solid-state detectors
- Metallographic microscopes
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- High-speed cutoff saws
- Capillary rheometers
- Slurry abrasion testers
- Semiautomatic grinders
- Raman scattering spectroscopes
- Scratch testers
- UV exposure chambers
- High vacuum evaporation systems
- Desktop computers
- Fume hoods
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Laptop computers
- Microcalorimeters
- Pulverizers
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers ICP-MS
- Differential thermal analyzers
- X ray generators
- Laboratory water purification systems
- Backscatter detectors
- Erosion testers
- Load cells
- Impact testers
- Industrial computed tomography CT scanners
- Grinding spindles
- Advanced Chemistry Development Analytical Laboratory
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Multichannel microelectrode analyzer MMA software
- VAMP/VASP
- PANalytical X'Pert Data Collector
- PWscf
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- ESM Software CrystalMaker
- ANSYS Multiphysics
- Olympus Image Analysis
- Maplesoft Maple
- Chempute Software HSC Chemistry
- R
- Stewart Computational Chemistry MOPAC
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- RIETAN
- Bruker AXS TOPAS
- PANalytical X'Pert Epitaxy
- General Structural Analysis System GSAS
- Bruker AXS EVA
- Email software
- Accelrys Materials Studio
- International Centre for Diffraction Data ICDD DDView
- GAMESS-US
- Dassault Systemes Abaqus
- ANSYS LS-DYNA
- Materials Data Incorporated Jade
- Bruker AXS LEPTOS
- SolidWorks COSMOSWorks
- Web browser software