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