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Job Description
Design, develop, or supervise the production of materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition, applying principles of nanoscale physics and electrical, chemical, or biological engineering.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2199.09
Also Known As…
- Technical Programs Manager
- Scientist
- Research Scientist
- Microarray Operations Vice President
- Advanced Research Programs Director
- Nanosystems Engineer
- Nanoelectronics Engineer
- Durability Engineer
Tasks for “Nanosystems Engineers”
- Supervise technologists or technicians engaged in nanotechnology research or production.
- Prepare nanotechnology-related invention disclosures or patent applications.
- Develop green building nanocoatings, such as self-cleaning, anti-stain, depolluting, anti-fogging, anti-icing, antimicrobial, moisture-resistant, or ultraviolet protectant coatings.
- Synthesize, process, or characterize nanomaterials, using advanced tools or techniques.
- Integrate nanotechnology with antimicrobial properties into products, such as household or medical appliances, to reduce the development of bacteria or other microbes.
- Identify new applications for existing nanotechnologies.
- Write proposals to secure external funding or to partner with other companies.
- Develop catalysis or other green chemistry methods to synthesize nanomaterials, such as nanotubes, nanocrystals, nanorods, or nanowires.
- Develop processes or identify equipment needed for pilot or commercial nanoscale scale production.
- Prepare reports, deliver presentations, or participate in program review activities to communicate engineering results or recommendations.
- Design nano-enabled products with reduced toxicity, increased durability, or improved energy efficiency.
- Design nano-based manufacturing processes to minimize water, chemical, or energy use, as well as to reduce waste production.
- Provide technical guidance or support to customers on topics such as nanosystem start-up, maintenance, or use.
- Design nanosystems with components such as nanocatalysts or nanofiltration devices to clean specific pollutants from hazardous waste sites.
- Generate high-resolution images or measure force-distance curves, using techniques such as atomic force microscopy.
- Provide scientific or technical guidance or expertise to scientists, engineers, technologists, technicians, or others, using knowledge of chemical, analytical, or biological processes as applied to micro and nanoscale systems.
- Engineer production processes for specific nanotechnology applications, such as electroplating, nanofabrication, or epoxy.
- Design or engineer nanomaterials, nanodevices, nano-enabled products, or nanosystems, using three-dimensional computer-aided design (CAD) software.
- Design nanoparticle catalysts to detect or remove chemical or other pollutants from water, soil, or air.
- Conduct research related to a range of nanotechnology topics, such as packaging, heat transfer, fluorescence detection, nanoparticle dispersion, hybrid systems, liquid systems, nanocomposites, nanofabrication, optoelectronics, or nanolithography.
- Create designs or prototypes for nanosystem applications, such as biomedical delivery systems or atomic force microscopes.
- Design or conduct tests of new nanotechnology products, processes, or systems.
- Reengineer nanomaterials to improve biodegradability.
- Apply nanotechnology to improve the performance or reduce the environmental impact of energy products, such as fuel cells or solar cells.
- Coordinate or supervise the work of suppliers or vendors in the designing, building, or testing of nanosystem devices, such as lenses or probes.
Related Technology & Tools
- Fluorescence optical microscopes
- Desktop computers
- Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition PECVD systems
- Cryocut microtomes
- Ultraviolet UV exposure units
- Filament evaporators
- Wafer saws
- Thermal evaporators
- Plasma cleaning systems
- Resistance evaporators
- Wire bonders
- Low pressure chemical vapor deposition LPCVD systems
- Differential interference contrast DIC microscopes
- Inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etchers ICP-RIE
- Impedance analyzers
- Field emission scanning electron microscopes FESEM
- Contact mask aligners
- Rapid thermal annealers RTA
- Spin dryers
- Video microscopes
- Oxide etchers
- Ultrasonic cutters
- Raman scattering microscopes
- Capacitance-voltage C-V plotters
- Electron beam evaporators
- Four-point probes
- Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
- Wafer bond aligners
- Oxidation furnaces
- Ion mills
- Spectroscopic ellipsometers
- Energy dispersive x-ray EDX spectroscopes
- Zeta potential analyzers
- Graphics processing units GPU
- Atomic layer deposition ALD systems
- Atmospheric furnaces
- Semiconductor parameter analyzers
- Temperature controllers
- Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Pulsed laser systems
- Laser pattern generators
- Critical point dryers
- Computer servers
- Spin rinse dryers
- X ray diffractometers
- Chemical mechanical polishing CMP systems
- Fume hoods
- Magnetron sputtering systems
- Atomic force microscopes AFM
- Molecular beam epitaxy MBE systems
- Spectrophotometers
- Metal-organic chemical vapor deposition MOCVD systems
- Downstream strippers
- Capacitance meters
- X-ray photoelectron spectrometers
- Sputter coaters
- Probe stations
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Infrared microscopes
- Ashing systems
- Handheld refractometers
- Isolation glove boxes
- Laser scanning confocal microscopes
- Confocal Raman microscopes
- Cryostats
- Parylene deposition systems
- Laser flash systems
- Inkjet printers
- Mask writers
- Scanning ellipsometers
- Optical inspection microscopes
- Wafer bonding systems
- Surface charge analyzers
- Network analyzers
- Optical pattern generators
- Scanning auger microscopes
- Raman scattering spectroscopes
- Surface profilers
- Tunable lasers
- Goniometers
- Image reversal ovens
- Optical profilers
- Nanoimprint lithography NIL systems
- Atomic absorption spectrometers
- Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Potentiostats
- Electron beam lithography systems
- Ellipsometers
- Lapping machines
- Focused ion beam scanning electron microscopes FIB-SEM
- Reciprocating shaker water baths
- Vacuum ovens
- Profilometers
- Ultramicrotomes
- Wafer spinners
- Particle size analyzers
- Finite difference time domain FDTD software
- Microsoft Office
- NWChem
- SEMC-2D
- UTQUANT
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Linux
- QuantumWise Atomistix ToolKit
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Breault Research ASAP
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
- ESA MOSAICS
- Rapid prototyping software
- Vienna Ab-Initio Simulation Package VASP
- Optical Research Associates LightTools
- Data acquisition software
- MAYA Nastran
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- PTC Creo Parametric
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator
- LinkCAD
- DL_POLY
- Microsoft Word
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Tanner EDA L-Edit
- CSC Elmer
- General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System GAMESS
- CP2K
- Adobe Systems Adobe FreeHand
- SAP
- Dassasult Systemes Abaqus
- CPMD
- IMSI Design DesignCAD
- Simulation software