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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 “Stress Engineer”

Replicate the characteristics of materials and their components with computers.
Design processing plants and equipment.
Supervise the work of technologists, technicians, and other engineers and scientists.
Perform managerial functions, such as preparing proposals and budgets, analyzing labor costs, and writing reports.
Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to process or product design objectives.
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.
Plan and implement laboratory operations for the purpose of developing material and fabrication procedures that meet cost, product specification, and performance standards.
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.
Teach in colleges and universities.
Analyze product failure data and laboratory test results to determine causes of problems and develop solutions.
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.
Supervise production and testing processes in industrial settings, such as metal refining facilities, smelting or foundry operations, or nonmetallic materials production operations.
Modify properties of metal alloys, using thermal and mechanical treatments.
Monitor material performance and evaluate material deterioration.
Determine appropriate methods for fabricating and joining materials.
Write for technical magazines, journals, and trade association publications.
Solve problems in a number of engineering fields, such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil, nuclear, and aerospace.

Related Technology & Tools

Benchtop centrifuges
X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
Analytical balances
Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
Gas chromatographs GC
Ultrasonicators
Stereo microscopes
Laboratory test sieves
Gyratory crushers
Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
Compression testing machines
Muffle furnaces
Solid state laser systems
Water burets
Polarizing microscopes
Particle size analyzers
Drop weight impact towers
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Ultrasound inspection equipment
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Jar mills
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Graphite element furnaces
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Isodynamic separators
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Masonry cutters
Deionizers
Screw-driven test machines
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Hardness testers
Filter presses
Electrometers
Pycnometers
Vacuum evaporators
Ultrasonic baths
Tensile testers
Current versus voltage IV curve tracers
Atomic force microscopes
Viscosity meters
Microscope photo attachments
Specific gravity balances
X ray fluorescence XRF analyzers
Servohydraulic test machines
Differential thermal analyzers
Lathes
Laser Doppler velocimeters LDV
Optical compound microscopes
Drying ovens
Freeze-thaw test units
High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment
Counter-current mixers
Film thickness measurement systems
Charpy impact testers
Fume hoods
Sample presses
Tube furnaces
Laminators
Vibration analysis equipment
Optical emission spectrometers
Vacuum furnaces
Vacuum coating systems
Spectrocolorimeters
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Infrared cameras
Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectroscopes
Band saws
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Durometers
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Adhesion testers
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Gas detectors
Digital cameras
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Gel permeation chromatographs GPC
Energy dispersive x-ray spectrometers EDS
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Safety glasses
Solvent dryers
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Dataloggers
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High-vacuum tensile testing chambers
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Hot blenders
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Laboratory microwave ovens
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Spectrophotometers
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Ammeters
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Micromanipulators
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Impact testers
Abrasion testers
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Hydraulic presses
Accelerated weathering machines
Microwave sintering furnaces
Ball mills
Oscillating water tunnels
Magnetic susceptibility balances
Magnetic separators
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Adiabatic bomb calorimeters
Liquid conditioners
Mechanical sieve shakers
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Rotating furnaces
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Personal computers
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Digitizing oscilloscopes
Plasma-arc furnaces
Ultraviolet UV exposure units
Steam autoclaves
Temperature regulated shaking water baths
Water-cooled saws
Laboratory glove boxes
Stabilometers
Infrared monitors
High tension separators
Twin screw extruders
Pit depth gauges
Kneading compactors
Laboratory blenders
Binocular compound microscopes
Electronic toploading balances
Fiberscopes
Colorimeters
Diffractometers
Etching equipment
Molecular pumps
Permeability measuring devices
pH testers
Electrostatic separators
Safety gloves
Heated walk-in environmental chambers
Roll crushers
Ultrasonic dismembrators
High temperature material testing systems

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