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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 “Extractive Metallurgist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

Drop weight impact towers
Spectrocolorimeters
Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
Melt spinners
Ultrasonic baths
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Turbidimeters
Fiberscopes
Balling drums
Load frames
Ultraviolet UV exposure units
Polarizing microscopes
Gas detectors
Freeze-thaw test units
Mass spectrometers
Water burets
Sample presses
High-vacuum tensile testing chambers
Compression testing machines
Differential scanning calorimeters
Lapping wheels
Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
Linear variable differential transformers LVDT
Laboratory glove boxes
Current versus voltage IV curve tracers
Servohydraulic test machines
Hydraulic presses
Laboratory test sieves
Permeability measuring devices
High temperature material testing systems
High tension separators
Optical emission spectrometers
Adiabatic bomb calorimeters
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Safety glasses
Hot blenders
Stabilometers
Binocular compound microscopes
Muffle furnaces
Graphite element furnaces
Pycnometers
Jaw crushers
Digital cameras
Impact testers
Gel permeation chromatographs GPC
Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
Band saws
Flame photometers
Vacuum coating systems
Infrared monitors
Laboratory sample splitters
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Adhesion testers
Solvent dryers
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X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
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Gyratory crushers
Optical compound microscopes
Attritors
Differential thermal analyzers
Magnetic susceptibility balances
Particle size analyzers
Safety gloves
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Infrared cameras
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Isodynamic separators
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