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Job Description
Implement production processes for nanoscale designs to produce or modify materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition. Operate advanced microscopy equipment to manipulate nanoscale objects. Work under the supervision of nanoengineering staff.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3029.11
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Tasks for “Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists”
- Install nanotechnology production equipment at customer or manufacturing sites.
- Collect or compile nanotechnology research or engineering data.
- Mix raw materials or catalysts to manufacture nanoparticles according to specifications, ensuring proper particle size, shape, or organization.
- Capture nanoparticle contaminants, using techniques such as electrical fields or electrospinning.
- Monitor hazardous waste cleanup procedures to ensure proper application of nanocomposites or accomplishment of objectives.
- Compare the performance or environmental impact of nanomaterials by nanoparticle size, shape, or organization.
- Process nanoparticles or nanostructures, using technologies such as ultraviolet radiation, microwave energy, or catalysis.
- Prepare detailed verbal or written presentations for scientists, engineers, project managers, or upper management.
- Analyze the life cycle of nanomaterials or nano-enabled products to determine environmental impact.
- Implement new or enhanced methods or processes for the processing, testing, or manufacture of nanotechnology materials or products.
- Produce images or measurements, using tools or techniques such as atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, particle size analysis, or zeta potential analysis.
- Contribute written material or data for grant or patent applications.
- Prepare capability data, training materials, or other documentation for transfer of processes to production.
- Develop or modify wet chemical or industrial laboratory experimental techniques for nanoscale use.
- Collaborate with scientists or engineers to design or conduct experiments for the development of nanotechnology materials, components, devices, or systems.
- Supervise or provide technical direction to technicians engaged in nanotechnology research or production.
- Inspect or measure thin films of carbon nanotubes, polymers, or inorganic coatings, using a variety of techniques or analytical tools.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hotplates
- Metal-organic chemical vapor deposition MOCVD systems
- Optical thin film measurement systems
- Infrared spectroscopes
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Spin dryers
- Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition PECVD systems
- Wafer substrate bonders
- Magnetron plasma sputter reactors
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Photoresist dispensing systems
- Ellipsometers
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Dielectric deposition tools
- Linewidth measurement systems
- Sputter coaters
- Capacitance manometers
- Auger electron microscopes
- Low pressure chemical vapor deposition LPCVD systems
- Zeta potential analyzers
- Optical compound microscopes
- Pipettes
- Atomic layer deposition ALD systems
- Four-point probes
- Contact aligners
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Mask aligners
- Spectrophotometers
- Chemical baths
- Ionization gauges
- Field emission scanning electron microscopes FESEM
- Particle counters
- Molecular beam epitaxy MBE systems
- Focused ion beam FIB etching tools
- Spectroscopic ellipsometers
- Focused ion beam scanning electron microscopes FIB-SEM
- Parametric analyzers
- Electron beam writers
- Pirani gauges
- Helium leak detectors
- Vacuum ovens
- Isolation glove boxes
- Electron beam evaporators
- Vacuum contact printers
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Optical tweezers
- Vacuum hotplates
- Ion mills
- Residual gas analyzers
- Ultraviolet ozone cleaners
- Plasma etchers
- Nanoimprint lithography NIL systems
- Interferometers
- Parallel plate reactive ion etchers RIE
- Deionization water systems
- Photoelectron spectroscopes
- Chemical protective aprons
- Oxidation furnaces
- X ray diffractometers
- Respirators
- Scanning acoustic microscopes
- Wire bonders
- Chemical mechanical polishing CMP systems
- Face shields
- Particle size analyzers
- Extreme ultraviolet EUV systems
- Rapid thermal annealers RTA
- Photoresist spin coaters
- Bourdon tube gauges
- Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
- Capacitively coupled plasma CCP reactors
- Cryogenic gloves
- Safety goggles
- Fire extinguishers
- Gowning gloves
- Thermal evaporators
- Profilometers
- Eyewash stations
- Atomic force microscopes AFM
- Energy dispersive x-ray EDX spectroscopes
- Bake ovens
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Spin processors
- Inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etchers ICP-RIE
- Molecular vapor deposition MVD systems
- Desktop computers
- Optical profilers
- Protective gowns
- Safety showers
- Turbo pumps
- Ion implanters
- Digital pattern generators
- Fluorescence optical microscopes
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Simulation software
- SPMLab
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Windows
- Optical imaging systems
- Image analysis software
- Microsoft Excel
- Computer aided design CAD software