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Job Description

Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those engineers working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. Includes metallurgists and metallurgical engineers, ceramic engineers, and welding engineers.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2131.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 97,050.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 46.00
Currently, there are 26,800 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Materials Engineers”.

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Tasks for “Automation Engineer”

Plan and implement laboratory operations for the purpose of developing material and fabrication procedures that meet cost, product specification, and performance standards.
Replicate the characteristics of materials and their components with computers.
Write for technical magazines, journals, and trade association publications.
Teach in colleges and universities.
Design and direct the testing or control of processing procedures.
Perform managerial functions, such as preparing proposals and budgets, analyzing labor costs, and writing reports.
Supervise the work of technologists, technicians, and other engineers and scientists.
Review new product plans and make recommendations for material selection based on design objectives, such as strength, weight, heat resistance, electrical conductivity, and cost.
Conduct or supervise tests on raw materials or finished products to ensure their quality.
Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to process or product design objectives.
Monitor material performance and evaluate material deterioration.
Conduct training sessions on new material products, applications, or manufacturing methods for customers and their employees.
Analyze product failure data and laboratory test results to determine causes of problems and develop solutions.
Design processing plants and equipment.
Guide technical staff engaged in developing materials for specific uses in projected products or devices.
Solve problems in a number of engineering fields, such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil, nuclear, and aerospace.
Determine appropriate methods for fabricating and joining materials.
Plan and evaluate new projects, consulting with other engineers and corporate executives as necessary.
Supervise production and testing processes in industrial settings, such as metal refining facilities, smelting or foundry operations, or nonmetallic materials production operations.
Modify properties of metal alloys, using thermal and mechanical treatments.

Related Technology & Tools

Polarizing microscopes
Laboratory test sieves
Extensometers
Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectroscopes
Porosity indicators
Viscosity meters
Sample presses
Laboratory sample splitters
Injection molding machines
Cement mixers
Gyratory crushers
Holding jigs
Gas chromatographs GC
Benchtop centrifuges
Twin-screw extruders
Vacuum evaporators
Laboratory pulverizers
Mass spectrometers
Jaw crushers
Pit depth gauges
Safety glasses
Roll crushers
Specific gravity balances
Filter presses
Solvent dryers
High-vacuum tensile testing chambers
Ammeters
Laboratory glove boxes
Thermal analysis systems
Magnetic susceptibility balances
Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
Calorimeters
Microwave sintering furnaces
Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
Inert atmosphere box furnaces
Mechanical sieve shakers
Gas detectors
Molecular pumps
Vibration analysis equipment
Muffle furnaces
Slurry blenders
Electron microprobe analyzers EMPA
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Flame photometers
Microscope photo attachments
Energy dispersive x-ray spectrometers EDS
Digital cameras
Load frames
Analytical balances
Graphite element furnaces
Dataloggers
Microwave tube furnaces
Band saws
Laminators
Solid state laser systems
Lathes
Infrared cameras
X ray fluorescence XRF analyzers
Ultrasonic baths
Fiberscopes
Linear variable differential transformers LVDT
Solar simulators
Pycnometers
Electrostatic separators
Impact testers
Melt spinners
Fume hoods
Differential scanning calorimeters
Vacuum coating systems
Durometers
Heated walk-in environmental chambers
pH testers
Rotating furnaces
Drop weight impact towers
Kneading compactors
Personal computers
Friction and wear testers
Colorimeters
Digitizing oscilloscopes
Optical compound microscopes
Laboratory vacuum pumps
Liquid conditioners
Film thickness measurement systems
Wind tunnels
Optical emission spectrometers
Twin screw extruders
Water burets
Ultraviolet UV exposure units
High temperature material testing systems
Spectrometers
Electronic toploading balances
Safety gloves
Magnetic separators
Ball mills
Ultrasonicators
Isodynamic separators
Spectrocolorimeters
Reflectometers
Rod mills
Gauss meters
Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
Thermogravimetric analyzers
Adhesion testers
Infrared monitors
Tensile testers
Sanding machines
Micromanipulators
Tension gauges
Stabilometers
Turbidimeters
Atomic force microscopes
High tension separators
Accelerometers
Counter-current mixers
Concrete test hammers
Accelerated weathering machines
Attritors
Jar mills
Charpy impact testers
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
Compression testing machines
Steam autoclaves
Adiabatic bomb calorimeters
Hot blenders
Spectrophotometers
Diffractometers
Screw-driven test machines
Balling drums
Differential thermal analyzers
Plasma-arc furnaces
Laboratory microwave ovens
Ultrasonic dismembrators
Lapping wheels
Abrasion testers
Oscillating water tunnels
X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
Acoustic impediography equipment
Stereo microscopes
Masonry cutters
Hydraulic presses
Electrometers
Current versus voltage IV curve tracers
Strain gauges
Hardness testers
Sonometers
Vacuum furnaces
Temperature regulated shaking water baths
High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
Microwave autoclaves
Deionizers
Servohydraulic test machines
Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
Flotation columns
Gel permeation chromatographs GPC
Tube furnaces
Drying ovens
Permeability measuring devices
Ultrasound inspection equipment
Polishing machines
Laboratory blenders
Particle size analyzers
Etching equipment
Water-cooled saws
Binocular compound microscopes
Freeze-thaw test units

Presentation software
Autodesk AutoCAD
Image analysis systems
Microsoft Word
Graphics software
ANSYS Multiphysics
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
Web browser software
QMC CM4D
Digital image correlation DIC software
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
Microsoft PowerPoint
National Instruments LabVIEW
Dassault Systemes CATIA
Stereolithography SLA rapid prototyping systems
PTC Creo Parametric
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Excel
Word processing software
Minitab
Microsoft Visual Basic
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Visio
C++
Data entry software
SAP
IBM Notes
Fused deposition modeling FDM rapid prototyping systems
MTS Testworks
Fault detection isolation and recovery FDIR software
Computer aided design CAD software