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