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