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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”

Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to process or product design objectives.
Supervise production and testing processes in industrial settings, such as metal refining facilities, smelting or foundry operations, or nonmetallic materials production operations.
Write for technical magazines, journals, and trade association publications.
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.
Review new product plans and make recommendations for material selection based on design objectives, such as strength, weight, heat resistance, electrical conductivity, and cost.
Solve problems in a number of engineering fields, such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil, nuclear, and aerospace.
Monitor material performance and evaluate material deterioration.
Determine appropriate methods for fabricating and joining materials.
Supervise the work of technologists, technicians, and other engineers and scientists.
Plan and implement laboratory operations for the purpose of developing material and fabrication procedures that meet cost, product specification, and performance standards.
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.
Teach in colleges and universities.
Replicate the characteristics of materials and their components with computers.
Conduct or supervise tests on raw materials or finished products to ensure their quality.
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.
Plan and evaluate new projects, consulting with other engineers and corporate executives as necessary.

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Plasma-arc furnaces
Vibration analysis equipment
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Balling drums
Tension gauges
pH testers
Heated walk-in environmental chambers
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Hydraulic presses
Wind tunnels
Solid state laser systems
Micromanipulators
Attritors
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Ammeters
Slurry blenders
Laboratory glove boxes
Laboratory blenders
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Pycnometers
Film thickness measurement systems
Compression testing machines
X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
Screw-driven test machines
Microwave autoclaves
High-vacuum tensile testing chambers
Ultraviolet UV exposure units
Dataloggers
Laboratory sample splitters
Adiabatic bomb calorimeters
Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
Sonometers
Particle size analyzers
Energy dispersive x-ray spectrometers EDS
X ray fluorescence XRF analyzers
Isodynamic separators
Laboratory test sieves
Liquid conditioners
Laminators
Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
Durometers
Atomic force microscopes
Ball mills
Abrasion testers
Laboratory microwave ovens
Temperature regulated shaking water baths
Solvent dryers
Steam autoclaves
Spectrocolorimeters
Tube furnaces
Microscope photo attachments
Servohydraulic test machines
Turbidimeters
Ultrasound inspection equipment
Rod mills
Charpy impact testers
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Analytical balances
Muffle furnaces
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Infrared cameras
Band saws
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Colorimeters
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Jaw crushers
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Gas chromatographs GC
Extensometers
Holding jigs
Twin screw extruders
Electrometers
Electronic toploading balances
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Accelerometers
Mechanical sieve shakers
Water-cooled saws
Fume hoods
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Safety glasses
Magnetic susceptibility balances
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High tension separators
Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
Friction and wear testers
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Masonry cutters
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Flotation columns
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Gyratory crushers
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Inert atmosphere box furnaces
Oscillating water tunnels
Adhesion testers
Optical emission spectrometers
Optical compound microscopes
Differential thermal analyzers
Scanning electron microscopes SEM
Concrete test hammers
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Polishing machines
Gauss meters
Reflectometers
Safety gloves
Digitizing oscilloscopes
Infrared monitors
Deionizers
Molecular pumps
Ultrasonicators
Viscosity meters
Thermal analysis systems
Spectrophotometers
Binocular compound microscopes
Differential scanning calorimeters
Stereo microscopes
Twin-screw extruders
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Pit depth gauges
Fiberscopes
Digital cameras
Solar simulators
Lapping wheels
Melt spinners
Calorimeters
Gas detectors
Gel permeation chromatographs GPC
Specific gravity balances
Laboratory pulverizers
Filter presses
Spectrometers
Sample presses
Thermogravimetric analyzers
Accelerated weathering machines
Lathes
Ultrasonic dismembrators
Load frames

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