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