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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 “Corrosion Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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