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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 “Testing Engineer”

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

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

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