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