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Materials Engineers
3
Alternate Occupation Titles
Process
Engineer
Process
Metallurgist
Foundry
Process
Engineer
1
O*NET-SOC Description
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.
5
Tasks
Design
processing
plants and equipment.
Design and direct the testing or control of
processing
procedures.
Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to
process
or product design objectives.
Plan and implement laboratory
operations
to develop material and fabrication procedures that meet cost, product specification, and performance standards.
Supervise production and testing
processes
in industrial settings, such as metal refining facilities, smelting or foundry
operations
, or nonmetallic materials production
operations.
10
Detailed Work Activities
Conduct quantitative failure analyses of
operational
data.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or
operational
plans.
Design industrial
processing
systems.
Determine
operational
methods.
Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial
operations.
Prepare
operational
reports.
Prepare materials for
processing.
Recommend technical design or
process
changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Resolve
operational
performance problems.
Train personnel on proper
operational
procedures.
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