How do they match: Materials Engineers

  • Failure Analysis Technician

  • Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to process or product design objectives.
  • Guide technical staff in developing materials for specific uses in projected products or devices.
  • Plan and implement laboratory operations to develop material and fabrication procedures that meet cost, product specification, and performance standards.
  • Present technical information at conferences.
  • 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.
  • Write for technical magazines, journals, and trade association publications.

  • Conduct quantitative failure analyses of operational data.
  • Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
  • Determine operational methods.
  • Evaluate technical data to determine effect on designs or plans.
  • Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial operations.
  • Prepare operational reports.
  • Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
  • Resolve operational performance problems.
  • Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
  • Train personnel on proper operational procedures.