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