How do they match: Materials Engineers

  • Design Engineer
  • Ceramic Design Engineer
  • Green Building Materials Designer

  • 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.

  • Design industrial processing systems.
  • Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
  • Create models of engineering designs or methods.
  • Direct design or development activities.
  • Evaluate technical data to determine effect on designs or plans.
  • Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.