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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 “Nanotechnologist”

Teach in colleges and universities.
Replicate the characteristics of materials and their components with computers.
Write for technical magazines, journals, and trade association publications.
Guide technical staff engaged in developing materials for specific uses in projected products or devices.
Monitor material performance and evaluate material deterioration.
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.
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.
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.
Solve problems in a number of engineering fields, such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil, nuclear, and aerospace.
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.
Design processing plants and equipment.
Design and direct the testing or control of processing procedures.
Conduct or supervise tests on raw materials or finished products to ensure their quality.
Determine appropriate methods for fabricating and joining materials.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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