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