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