Will “Materials Branch Chief” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
2.1% Chance of Automation
“Materials Branch Chief” will not be replaced by robots.
This job is ranked #88 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.
Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍
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”.
Also Known As…
- Materials Engineers
- Test Engineer
- Research Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Metallurgist
- Metallurgical Engineer
- Materials Research Engineer
- Materials Engineer
- Materials Development Engineer
- Materials Branch Chief
- Materials and Processes Manager
- Welding Engineer
- Testing Engineer
- Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
- Stress Engineer
- Smelting Engineer
- Refining Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Plating Engineer
- Plastics Engineer
- Physical Metallurgist
- Nanotechnologist
- Metallurgical Specialist
- Metallographer
- Material Analyst
- Green Building Materials Designer
- Glass Science Engineer
- Foundry Process Engineer
- Foundry Metallurgist
- Forensic Materials Engineer
- Failure Analysis Technician
- Extractive Metallurgist
- Design Engineer
- Corrosion Engineer
- Ceramics Test Engineer
- Ceramic Research Engineer
- Ceramic Design Engineer
- Automation Engineer
Tasks for “Materials Branch Chief”
- Teach in colleges and universities.
- Plan and evaluate new projects, consulting with other engineers and corporate executives as necessary.
- Supervise the work of technologists, technicians, and other engineers and scientists.
- Analyze product failure data and laboratory test results to determine causes of problems and develop solutions.
- Modify properties of metal alloys, using thermal and mechanical treatments.
- Write for technical magazines, journals, and trade association publications.
- 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.
- Supervise production and testing processes in industrial settings, such as metal refining facilities, smelting or foundry operations, or nonmetallic materials production operations.
- 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 implement laboratory operations for the purpose of developing material and fabrication procedures that meet cost, product specification, and performance standards.
- Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to process or product design objectives.
- Solve problems in a number of engineering fields, such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil, nuclear, and aerospace.
- Determine appropriate methods for fabricating and joining materials.
- Conduct training sessions on new material products, applications, or manufacturing methods for customers and their employees.
- Conduct or supervise tests on raw materials or finished products to ensure their quality.
- Design and direct the testing or control of processing procedures.
- Monitor material performance and evaluate material deterioration.
- Design processing plants and equipment.
- Perform managerial functions, such as preparing proposals and budgets, analyzing labor costs, and writing reports.
Related Technology & Tools
- Porosity indicators
- Attritors
- Optical compound microscopes
- Drying ovens
- Viscosity meters
- Atomic force microscopes
- Microwave autoclaves
- Isodynamic separators
- Ultrasonicators
- Band saws
- Strain gauges
- Vacuum coating systems
- Ultrasound inspection equipment
- Laboratory glove boxes
- Friction and wear testers
- Roll crushers
- Differential scanning calorimeters
- Injection molding machines
- Film thickness measurement systems
- Flotation columns
- Plasma-arc furnaces
- Deionizers
- Analytical balances
- pH testers
- Gel permeation chromatographs GPC
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Jar mills
- Binocular compound microscopes
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Differential thermal analyzers
- Tube furnaces
- Thermal analysis systems
- Lapping wheels
- Rotating furnaces
- Charpy impact testers
- Vacuum furnaces
- Laboratory blenders
- Inert atmosphere box furnaces
- Ultraviolet UV exposure units
- Temperature regulated shaking water baths
- Laboratory vacuum pumps
- Kneading compactors
- Micromanipulators
- Reflectometers
- Accelerated weathering machines
- Screw-driven test machines
- Linear variable differential transformers LVDT
- Polarizing microscopes
- Twin-screw extruders
- Load frames
- Graphite element furnaces
- Solid state laser systems
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Acoustic impediography equipment
- Liquid conditioners
- Laboratory sample splitters
- Fiberscopes
- Accelerometers
- Jaw crushers
- Vacuum evaporators
- Masonry cutters
- Infrared monitors
- Tensile testers
- Wind tunnels
- Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
- Electronic toploading balances
- Melt spinners
- Flame photometers
- Pycnometers
- Laboratory microwave ovens
- Pit depth gauges
- Rod mills
- Ultrasonic baths
- Thermogravimetric analyzers
- Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
- Specific gravity balances
- Water-cooled saws
- Lathes
- Heated walk-in environmental chambers
- Hydraulic presses
- Calorimeters
- Ultrasonic dismembrators
- Digital cameras
- Particle size analyzers
- Mechanical sieve shakers
- Dataloggers
- Sample presses
- Microscope photo attachments
- Ammeters
- Infrared cameras
- Electrostatic separators
- Cement mixers
- Personal computers
- Holding jigs
- Gyratory crushers
- Muffle furnaces
- Polishing machines
- Safety gloves
- Electron microprobe analyzers EMPA
- High-vacuum tensile testing chambers
- Solar simulators
- Extensometers
- Solvent dryers
- Concrete test hammers
- Compression testing machines
- High tension separators
- Safety glasses
- Tension gauges
- Permeability measuring devices
- Microwave tube furnaces
- Steam autoclaves
- Filter presses
- Stereo microscopes
- Current versus voltage IV curve tracers
- Servohydraulic test machines
- Fume hoods
- Hardness testers
- Turbidimeters
- Laboratory pulverizers
- Balling drums
- Molecular pumps
- Electrometers
- Energy dispersive x-ray spectrometers EDS
- Impact testers
- Durometers
- Gas detectors
- Vibration analysis equipment
- Oscillating water tunnels
- Abrasion testers
- X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
- Twin screw extruders
- Magnetic susceptibility balances
- Adhesion testers
- Spectrometers
- Counter-current mixers
- Ball mills
- Adiabatic bomb calorimeters
- Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
- Microwave sintering furnaces
- Optical emission spectrometers
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectroscopes
- Digitizing oscilloscopes
- Spectrophotometers
- Freeze-thaw test units
- Laminators
- High temperature material testing systems
- Sanding machines
- Gauss meters
- Laboratory test sieves
- Stabilometers
- Etching equipment
- Diffractometers
- Spectrocolorimeters
- Mass spectrometers
- Hot blenders
- Water burets
- Magnetic separators
- Drop weight impact towers
- X ray fluorescence XRF analyzers
- Sonometers
- High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
- Slurry blenders
- Colorimeters
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- IBM Notes
- MTS Testworks
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Outlook
- Fused deposition modeling FDM rapid prototyping systems
- Stereolithography SLA rapid prototyping systems
- ANSYS Multiphysics
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Digital image correlation DIC software
- QMC CM4D
- Presentation software
- SAP
- Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
- Microsoft Office
- Word processing software
- Minitab
- Image analysis systems
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Data entry software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Graphics software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Fault detection isolation and recovery FDIR software
- Web browser software
- C++