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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”

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

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Graphite element furnaces
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Spectrocolorimeters
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Laboratory sample splitters
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Ultrasonic dismembrators
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Benchtop centrifuges
Strain gauges
Polishing machines
Dataloggers
Temperature regulated shaking water baths
Water-cooled saws
Safety glasses
Charpy impact testers
Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectroscopes
Binocular compound microscopes
Thermogravimetric analyzers
Drying ovens
Thermal analysis systems
Laboratory test sieves
Concrete test hammers
Vacuum coating systems
Gas chromatographs GC
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Lathes
Twin-screw extruders
Porosity indicators
Jar mills
Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
Digital cameras
Laminators
Vibration analysis equipment
Magnetic separators
Ultrasonic baths
Fume hoods
Electrostatic separators
Laboratory glove boxes
Gyratory crushers
Slurry blenders
Holding jigs
Servohydraulic test machines
Solid state laser systems
Rotating furnaces
Impact testers
Gel permeation chromatographs GPC
Colorimeters
Personal computers
Pit depth gauges
Mass spectrometers
Molecular pumps
Turbidimeters
Stereo microscopes
Electronic toploading balances
Hydraulic presses
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
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High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
Energy dispersive x-ray spectrometers EDS
Differential thermal analyzers
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Magnetic susceptibility balances
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Masonry cutters
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Heated walk-in environmental chambers
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Gauss meters
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Water burets
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pH testers
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Steam autoclaves
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Twin screw extruders
Hot blenders
Abrasion testers
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Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
Microscope photo attachments
Ultrasonicators
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Injection molding machines
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Optical compound microscopes
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Liquid conditioners
Tension gauges
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Tube furnaces
Isodynamic separators
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Jaw crushers
Viscosity meters
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Flame photometers
Fiberscopes
Polarizing microscopes
Spectrometers
Muffle furnaces
Differential scanning calorimeters
X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
Stabilometers

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