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