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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 “Metallographer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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