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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”
- Visit suppliers of materials or users of products to gather specific information.
- Devise testing methods to evaluate the effects of various conditions on particular materials.
- 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.
- Teach in colleges and universities.
- Plan laboratory experiments to confirm feasibility of processes and techniques used in the production of materials having special characteristics.
- Test material samples for tolerance under tension, compression, and shear to determine the cause of metal failures.
- 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.
- 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 individual parts and products to ensure that manufacturer and governmental quality and safety standards are met.
- 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.
- Research methods of processing, forming, and firing materials to develop such products as ceramic dental fillings, unbreakable dinner plates, and telescope lenses.
- 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.
- Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.
- Confer with customers to determine how to tailor materials to their needs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Screw injection molding machines
- Ball mills
- High vacuum evaporation systems
- X ray generators
- Manual grinders
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Muffle furnaces
- Grinding spindles
- Laser interferometers
- Dilatometers
- Nitrogen furnaces
- Dynamic actuators
- Hot isostatic presses
- Theta-theta diffractometers
- Laptop computers
- Ultraprecision lathes
- Function generators
- Gamma ray spectrometers
- Cone viscometers
- Industrial computed tomography CT scanners
- Ultra microbalances
- Vibrating sample magnetometers
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Ion analyzers
- Gas chromatograph mass spectrometers GC-MS
- Ultrasonic analyzers
- Scanning Kelvin probes
- Contact angle goniometers
- Cold isostatic presses
- Load cells
- Laboratory water purification systems
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Salt spray chambers
- Impact testers
- Dynamic mechanical analyzers DMA
- Dielectric spectrometers
- Semiautomatic grinders
- Field emission scanning electron microscopes
- Fume hoods
- Optical compound microscopes
- Ultrasonic cleaners
- Freeze dryers
- Titanium autoclaves
- Sedigraphs
- Profilometers
- Pulverizers
- Tape casters
- Shaker ball mills
- X ray diffractometers
- Sonic modulus testers
- Swaging tools
- Microscope digital cameras
- Creep testing equipment
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Thermal spray torches
- Nanoscope atomic force microscopes
- Auger electron spectrometers
- Quartz crystal thickness monitors
- Dynamic light scattering equipment
- Mobile mass spectrometers
- Hot mounting presses
- Spectrum analyzers
- Differential scanning calorimeters
- Optical profilometers
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers ICP-MS
- Potentiostats
- Personal computers
- Semi-microbalances
- Atomic force microscopes
- Reactive ion etchers RIE
- Laboratory analytical balances
- Quartz crystal microbalances
- Accelerometers
- Microcalorimeters
- Metallographic microscopes
- Safety goggles
- Electrode furnaces
- Backscatter detectors
- Horizontal tube furnaces
- Rotational viscometers
- Sputter deposition systems
- Thermal gravimetric analyzers
- Petrographic microscopes
- Differential thermal analyzers
- High-speed cutoff saws
- High-vacuum manifolds
- Glove box systems
- Linear variable differential transformers LVDT
- Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
- Peltier cooled solid-state detectors
- Annealing ovens
- Ultra high temperature furnaces
- Static actuators
- Spectrophotometers
- Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
- Induction furnaces
- Slurry abrasion testers
- Imaging ellipsometers
- Hydraulic presses
- Multisample autoclaves
- Macrohardness testers
- Servohydraulic test machines
- Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Safety glasses
- Capillary rheometers
- Crystal growers
- Ellipsometers
- Interferometric microscopes
- Blungers
- Diamond wafering saws
- Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Extruding machines
- Electrolytic etching machines
- Tube furnaces
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Raman scattering spectroscopes
- Scratch testers
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Plate viscometers
- Capacitance manometers
- Mossbauer spectroscopes
- UV exposure chambers
- Ball-on-disk tribometers
- Stereo microscopes
- Erosion testers
- Neutron reflectometers
- Plasma arc melting furnaces
- Vibratory polishers
- Box furnaces
- Metal evaporation chambers
- Injection molding machines
- Pore sizers
- Desktop computers
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Stylus profilometers
- Double push rod dilatometers
- R
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Stewart Computational Chemistry MOPAC
- General Structural Analysis System GSAS
- Microsoft Word
- Bruker AXS EVA
- SolidWorks COSMOSWorks
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Olympus Image Analysis
- PANalytical X'Pert Epitaxy
- ESM Software CrystalMaker
- Multichannel microelectrode analyzer MMA software
- Chempute Software HSC Chemistry
- Email software
- Materials Data Incorporated Jade
- VAMP/VASP
- Web browser software
- Bruker AXS LEPTOS
- Accelrys Materials Studio
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Bruker AXS TOPAS
- PANalytical X'Pert Data Collector
- PWscf
- Advanced Chemistry Development Analytical Laboratory
- RIETAN
- ANSYS LS-DYNA
- Maplesoft Maple
- ANSYS Multiphysics
- International Centre for Diffraction Data ICDD DDView
- GAMESS-US
- Dassault Systemes Abaqus