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