How do they match: Materials Engineers

  • Process Engineer
  • Process Metallurgist
  • Foundry Process Engineer
  • Material Science And Testing Engineer

  • Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those engineers working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. Includes metallurgists and metallurgical engineers, ceramic engineers, and welding engineers.

  • Design and direct the testing or control of processing procedures.
  • Design processing plants and equipment.
  • Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to process or product design objectives.
  • Review new product plans, and make recommendations for material selection, based on design objectives such as strength, weight, heat resistance, electrical conductivity, and cost.
  • Solve problems in a number of engineering fields, such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil, nuclear, and aerospace.
  • Supervise production and testing processes in industrial settings, such as metal refining facilities, smelting or foundry operations, or nonmetallic materials production operations.
  • Supervise the work of technologists, technicians, and other engineers and scientists.

  • Design industrial processing systems.
  • Prepare detailed work plans.
  • Prepare materials for processing.
  • Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.