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Job Description
Operate commercial-scale production equipment to produce, test, or modify materials, devices, or systems of molecular or macromolecular composition. Work under the supervision of engineering staff.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3029.12
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians
- Technical Associate
- Research Technician
- Research Support Specialist
- Research Scientist
- Process Engineering Technician
- Nanofabrication Specialist
- Microfabrication Engineer Manager
- Laboratory Technician (Lab Technician)
- Laboratory Manager (Lab Manager)
- Engineering Technician
- Nanotechnology Technician
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technician
- Nanotechnician
- Nanoscience Technician
Tasks for “Technical Associate”
- Maintain accurate record or batch-record documentation of nanoproduction.
- Operate nanotechnology compounding, testing, processing, or production equipment in accordance with appropriate standard operating procedures, good manufacturing practices, hazardous material restrictions, or health and safety requirements.
- Inspect nanotechnology work products to ensure quality or adherence to specifications.
- Assemble components, using techniques such as interference fitting, solvent bonding, adhesive bonding, heat sealing, or ultrasonic welding.
- Measure or report toxicity of engineered nanoparticles.
- Record nanotechnology test results in logs, laboratory notebooks, or spreadsheet software.
- Measure or mix chemicals or compounds in accordance with detailed instructions or formulas.
- Assist nanoscientists, engineers, or technologists in writing process specifications or documentation.
- Maintain work area according to cleanroom or other processing standards.
- Produce detailed images or measurement of objects, using tools such as scanning tunneling microscopes or oscilloscopes.
- Monitor equipment during operation to ensure adherence to specifications for characteristics such as pressure, temperature, or flow.
- Assist nanoscientists, engineers, or technologists in processing or characterizing materials according to physical or chemical properties.
- Perform functional tests of nano-enhanced assemblies, components, or systems, using equipment such as torque gauges or conductivity meters.
- Compile information or prepare reports on nanotechnology experiments or applications.
- Calibrate nanotechnology equipment, such as weighing, testing, or production equipment.
- Repair nanotechnology processing or testing equipment or submit work orders for equipment repair.
- Measure emission of nanodust or nanoparticles during nanocomposite or other nano-scale production processes, using systems such as aerosol detection systems.
- Test nano-enabled products to determine amount of shedding or loss of nanoparticles.
- Set up or execute nanoparticle experiments according to detailed instructions.
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- Ion implanters
- Four-point probes
- Ion mills
- Turbo pumps
- Metal-organic chemical vapor deposition MOCVD systems
- Chemical mechanical polishing CMP systems
- Oxidation furnaces
- Spin dryers
- Parametric analyzers
- Sputter coaters
- Safety showers
- Photoresist dispensing systems
- Spectrophotometers
- Low pressure chemical vapor deposition LPCVD systems
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Deionization water systems
- Dielectric deposition tools
- Thermal evaporators
- Pirani gauges
- Ultraviolet ozone cleaners
- Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
- Linewidth measurement systems
- Protective gowns
- Electron beam writers
- Nanoimprint lithography NIL systems
- Molecular vapor deposition MVD systems
- Inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etchers ICP-RIE
- Interferometers
- Isolation glove boxes
- Chemical baths
- Focused ion beam scanning electron microscopes FIB-SEM
- Ellipsometers
- Bourdon tube gauges
- Ultrasonic welding equipment
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Contact printers
- Hotplates
- Mask writers
- Safety goggles
- Face shields
- Fire extinguishers
- Eyewash stations
- Scanning acoustic microscopes
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Gowning gloves
- Magnetron plasma sputter reactors
- Energy dispersive x-ray EDX spectroscopes
- Extreme ultraviolet EUV systems
- Atomic layer deposition ALD systems
- Pipettes
- Auger electron microscopes
- Profilometers
- Vacuum ovens
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Respirators
- Digital pattern generators
- Mask aligners
- Field emission scanning electron microscopes FESEM
- Residual gas analyzers
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- X ray diffractometers
- Wire bonders
- Rapid thermal annealers RTA
- Photoelectron spectroscopes
- Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition PECVD systems
- Capacitively coupled plasma CCP reactors
- Molecular beam epitaxy MBE systems
- Chemical aprons
- Fluorescence optical microscopes
- Capacitance manometers
- Optical profilers
- Spectroscopic ellipsometers
- Desktop computers
- Optical compound microscopes
- Helium leak detectors
- Photoresist spin coaters
- Electron beam evaporators
- Wafer substrate bonders
- Focused ion beam FIB etching tools
- Plasma etchers
- Spin processors
- Parallel plate reactive ion etchers RIE
- Cryogenic gloves
- Vacuum hotplates
- Optical thin film measurement systems
- Atomic force microscopes AFM
- Optical tweezers
- Particle counters
- Contact aligners
- Ion gauges
- Bake ovens
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Simulation software
- SPMLab
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Image analysis software
- Microsoft Excel
- Optical imaging systems
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Access