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