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