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