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Job Description
Research and study the structures and chemical properties of various natural and synthetic or composite materials, including metals, alloys, rubber, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and glass. Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications. Includes glass scientists, ceramic scientists, metallurgical scientists, and polymer scientists.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-2032.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 101,570.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 48.00
- Currently, there are 7,750 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Materials Scientists”.
Also Known As…
- Materials Scientists
- Vice President Research
- Technology Officer
- Staff Scientist
- Staff Research Scientist
- Senior Materials Scientist
- Research Scientist
- Research and Development Scientist (R and D Scientist)
- Polymer Materials Consultant
- Micro Electrical/Mechanical Systems Device Scientist (MEMS Device Scientist)
- Materials Scientist
- Polymer Specialist
- Plastics Scientist
- Nanotechnologist
- Accelerator Systems Director
Tasks for “Metal Alloy Scientist”
- Test material samples for tolerance under tension, compression, and shear to determine the cause of metal failures.
- Conduct research on the structures and properties of materials, such as metals, alloys, polymers, and ceramics, to obtain information that could be used to develop new products or enhance existing ones.
- Confer with customers to determine how to tailor materials to their needs.
- Perform experiments and computer modeling to study the nature, structure, and physical and chemical properties of metals and their alloys, and their responses to applied forces.
- Test metals to determine conformance to specifications of mechanical strength, strength-weight ratio, ductility, magnetic and electrical properties, and resistance to abrasion, corrosion, heat, and cold.
- Test individual parts and products to ensure that manufacturer and governmental quality and safety standards are met.
- Research methods of processing, forming, and firing materials to develop such products as ceramic dental fillings, unbreakable dinner plates, and telescope lenses.
- Supervise and monitor production processes to ensure efficient use of equipment, timely changes to specifications, and project completion within time frame and budget.
- Prepare reports, manuscripts, proposals, and technical manuals for use by other scientists and requestors, such as sponsors and customers.
- Visit suppliers of materials or users of products to gather specific information.
- Plan laboratory experiments to confirm feasibility of processes and techniques used in the production of materials having special characteristics.
- Teach in colleges and universities.
- Devise testing methods to evaluate the effects of various conditions on particular materials.
- Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.
- Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications.
Related Technology & Tools
- Salt spray chambers
- Box furnaces
- Macrohardness testers
- Reactive ion etchers RIE
- Nanoscope atomic force microscopes
- Shaker ball mills
- Ultra microbalances
- Ball-on-disk tribometers
- Auger electron spectrometers
- Titanium autoclaves
- Safety goggles
- Optical profilometers
- Ellipsometers
- Dynamic light scattering equipment
- Mossbauer spectroscopes
- Static actuators
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Plate viscometers
- Hydraulic presses
- Dynamic actuators
- Crystal growers
- Ultrasonic analyzers
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Tape casters
- Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
- Blungers
- Microcalorimeters
- Muffle furnaces
- Function generators
- Desktop computers
- Laboratory analytical balances
- Metal evaporation chambers
- Gas chromatograph mass spectrometers GC-MS
- Scanning Kelvin probes
- Induction furnaces
- Annealing ovens
- Stereo microscopes
- Sputter deposition systems
- Rotational viscometers
- Mobile mass spectrometers
- Ball mills
- Dynamic mechanical analyzers DMA
- Ion analyzers
- Gamma ray spectrometers
- Spectrum analyzers
- Hot isostatic presses
- Contact angle goniometers
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Atomic force microscopes
- Safety glasses
- Sedigraphs
- Vibratory polishers
- Differential thermal analyzers
- Grinding spindles
- Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers ICP-MS
- Swaging tools
- Petrographic microscopes
- Electrode furnaces
- Slurry abrasion testers
- Laptop computers
- Potentiostats
- Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
- Horizontal tube furnaces
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Backscatter detectors
- Metallographic microscopes
- Screw injection molding machines
- Glove box systems
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Differential scanning calorimeters
- Dilatometers
- Hot mounting presses
- Cold isostatic presses
- Stylus profilometers
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- X ray diffractometers
- Semi-microbalances
- Creep testing equipment
- Multisample autoclaves
- Double push rod dilatometers
- X ray generators
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Load cells
- High-speed cutoff saws
- Accelerometers
- Freeze dryers
- Neutron reflectometers
- Peltier cooled solid-state detectors
- Tube furnaces
- Scratch testers
- Vibrating sample magnetometers
- Dielectric spectrometers
- Erosion testers
- Fume hoods
- Plasma arc melting furnaces
- Interferometric microscopes
- Capacitance manometers
- Field emission scanning electron microscopes
- Quartz crystal microbalances
- Spectrophotometers
- Laser interferometers
- Thermal gravimetric analyzers
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Ultra high temperature furnaces
- Microscope digital cameras
- Theta-theta diffractometers
- Servohydraulic test machines
- High-vacuum manifolds
- Capillary rheometers
- Impact testers
- Quartz crystal thickness monitors
- Raman scattering spectroscopes
- Personal computers
- Profilometers
- Electrolytic etching machines
- Nitrogen furnaces
- Linear variable differential transformers LVDT
- Pulverizers
- Manual grinders
- Industrial computed tomography CT scanners
- Extruding machines
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Sonic modulus testers
- Imaging ellipsometers
- High vacuum evaporation systems
- Semiautomatic grinders
- Ultraprecision lathes
- UV exposure chambers
- Thermal spray torches
- Pore sizers
- Laboratory water purification systems
- Injection molding machines
- Diamond wafering saws
- Optical compound microscopes
- Cone viscometers
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Stewart Computational Chemistry MOPAC
- PANalytical X'Pert Epitaxy
- PWscf
- International Centre for Diffraction Data ICDD DDView
- Advanced Chemistry Development Analytical Laboratory
- ANSYS LS-DYNA
- SolidWorks COSMOSWorks
- VAMP/VASP
- Materials Data Incorporated Jade
- Multichannel microelectrode analyzer MMA software
- Microsoft Excel
- GAMESS-US
- Accelrys Materials Studio
- Microsoft Word
- Web browser software
- R
- RIETAN
- Email software
- Chempute Software HSC Chemistry
- Maplesoft Maple
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ANSYS Multiphysics
- ESM Software CrystalMaker
- Bruker AXS TOPAS
- PANalytical X'Pert Data Collector
- Bruker AXS EVA
- Bruker AXS LEPTOS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Dassault Systemes Abaqus
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Olympus Image Analysis
- General Structural Analysis System GSAS