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Job Description
Design, develop, or supervise the production of materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition, applying principles of nanoscale physics and electrical, chemical, or biological engineering.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2199.09
Also Known As…
- Technical Programs Manager
- Scientist
- Research Scientist
- Microarray Operations Vice President
- Advanced Research Programs Director
- Nanosystems Engineer
- Nanoelectronics Engineer
- Durability Engineer
Tasks for “Nanosystems Engineers”
- Supervise technologists or technicians engaged in nanotechnology research or production.
- Identify new applications for existing nanotechnologies.
- Apply nanotechnology to improve the performance or reduce the environmental impact of energy products, such as fuel cells or solar cells.
- Design nanosystems with components such as nanocatalysts or nanofiltration devices to clean specific pollutants from hazardous waste sites.
- Provide scientific or technical guidance or expertise to scientists, engineers, technologists, technicians, or others, using knowledge of chemical, analytical, or biological processes as applied to micro and nanoscale systems.
- Prepare nanotechnology-related invention disclosures or patent applications.
- Generate high-resolution images or measure force-distance curves, using techniques such as atomic force microscopy.
- Design or engineer nanomaterials, nanodevices, nano-enabled products, or nanosystems, using three-dimensional computer-aided design (CAD) software.
- Design nanoparticle catalysts to detect or remove chemical or other pollutants from water, soil, or air.
- Create designs or prototypes for nanosystem applications, such as biomedical delivery systems or atomic force microscopes.
- Engineer production processes for specific nanotechnology applications, such as electroplating, nanofabrication, or epoxy.
- Develop green building nanocoatings, such as self-cleaning, anti-stain, depolluting, anti-fogging, anti-icing, antimicrobial, moisture-resistant, or ultraviolet protectant coatings.
- Conduct research related to a range of nanotechnology topics, such as packaging, heat transfer, fluorescence detection, nanoparticle dispersion, hybrid systems, liquid systems, nanocomposites, nanofabrication, optoelectronics, or nanolithography.
- Write proposals to secure external funding or to partner with other companies.
- Coordinate or supervise the work of suppliers or vendors in the designing, building, or testing of nanosystem devices, such as lenses or probes.
- Design nano-based manufacturing processes to minimize water, chemical, or energy use, as well as to reduce waste production.
- Integrate nanotechnology with antimicrobial properties into products, such as household or medical appliances, to reduce the development of bacteria or other microbes.
- Reengineer nanomaterials to improve biodegradability.
- Prepare reports, deliver presentations, or participate in program review activities to communicate engineering results or recommendations.
- Develop processes or identify equipment needed for pilot or commercial nanoscale scale production.
- Design or conduct tests of new nanotechnology products, processes, or systems.
- Provide technical guidance or support to customers on topics such as nanosystem start-up, maintenance, or use.
- Synthesize, process, or characterize nanomaterials, using advanced tools or techniques.
- Develop catalysis or other green chemistry methods to synthesize nanomaterials, such as nanotubes, nanocrystals, nanorods, or nanowires.
- Design nano-enabled products with reduced toxicity, increased durability, or improved energy efficiency.
Related Technology & Tools
- Thermal evaporators
- Goniometers
- Differential interference contrast DIC microscopes
- Critical point dryers
- Atmospheric furnaces
- Capacitance-voltage C-V plotters
- Spectroscopic ellipsometers
- Ion mills
- Focused ion beam scanning electron microscopes FIB-SEM
- Surface charge analyzers
- Wafer bonding systems
- Optical profilers
- Profilometers
- Atomic layer deposition ALD systems
- Potentiostats
- Ellipsometers
- Parylene deposition systems
- Ultraviolet UV exposure units
- Spectrophotometers
- Optical inspection microscopes
- Tunable lasers
- Isolation glove boxes
- X-ray photoelectron spectrometers
- Ultrasonic cutters
- Computer servers
- Infrared microscopes
- Low pressure chemical vapor deposition LPCVD systems
- Four-point probes
- Laser scanning confocal microscopes
- Scanning ellipsometers
- Metal-organic chemical vapor deposition MOCVD systems
- Fluorescence optical microscopes
- Atomic force microscopes AFM
- Inkjet printers
- Oxidation furnaces
- Graphics processing units GPU
- Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition PECVD systems
- Fume hoods
- Resistance evaporators
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Vacuum ovens
- Wafer bond aligners
- Video microscopes
- Nanoimprint lithography NIL systems
- Downstream strippers
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Semiconductor parameter analyzers
- Ultramicrotomes
- Surface profilers
- Plasma cleaning systems
- Laser flash systems
- Rapid thermal annealers RTA
- Network analyzers
- Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
- Chemical mechanical polishing CMP systems
- Magnetron sputtering systems
- Spin dryers
- Scanning auger microscopes
- Reciprocating shaker water baths
- Electron beam lithography systems
- X ray diffractometers
- Spin rinse dryers
- Atomic absorption spectrometers
- Particle size analyzers
- Filament evaporators
- Wafer saws
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Molecular beam epitaxy MBE systems
- Lapping machines
- Image reversal ovens
- Temperature controllers
- Wire bonders
- Cryocut microtomes
- Electron beam evaporators
- Oxide etchers
- Inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etchers ICP-RIE
- Raman scattering microscopes
- Impedance analyzers
- Optical pattern generators
- Cryostats
- Laser pattern generators
- Probe stations
- Wafer spinners
- Zeta potential analyzers
- Confocal Raman microscopes
- Contact mask aligners
- Ashing systems
- Field emission scanning electron microscopes FESEM
- Capacitance meters
- Mask writers
- Handheld refractometers
- Energy dispersive x-ray EDX spectroscopes
- Desktop computers
- Sputter coaters
- Raman scattering spectroscopes
- Pulsed laser systems
- Microsoft Word
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- Vienna Ab-Initio Simulation Package VASP
- Dassasult Systemes Abaqus
- CPMD
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- LinkCAD
- IMSI Design DesignCAD
- Linux
- Microsoft Excel
- Data acquisition software
- SEMC-2D
- UTQUANT
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Adobe Systems Adobe FreeHand
- Optical Research Associates LightTools
- Finite difference time domain FDTD software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator
- Breault Research ASAP
- Rapid prototyping software
- PTC Creo Parametric
- QuantumWise Atomistix ToolKit
- ESA MOSAICS
- Tanner EDA L-Edit
- NWChem
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System GAMESS
- CP2K
- CSC Elmer
- DL_POLY
- MAYA Nastran
- SAP
- Microsoft Office
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Simulation software