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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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