Occupation Atlasmaterials engineer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4a375b68-88a0-4e5f-99ce-9b01341dfb81
materials engineer
Materials engineers research and design new or improved materials for a diverse number of applications. They analyse the composition of materials, conduct experiments, and develop new materials for industry-specific use that can range from rubber, to textiles, glass, metals, and chemicals. They advise companies in damage assessments, quality assurance of materials, and recycling of materials.
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Job Zone
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- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.59
- R Realistic5.82
- C Conventional4.15
- A Artistic2.17
- E Enterprising1.86
- S Social1.39
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Materials Scientists (19-2032.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (27)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adjust engineering designs
- advanced materials
- analyse production processes for improvement
- analytical chemistry
- apply health and safety standards
- approve engineering design
- assess environmental impact
- chemistry
- composite materials
- create solutions to problems
- develop advanced materials
- develop material testing procedures
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- forecast organisational risks
- integrate new products in manufacturing
- integrated design
- manufacturing processes
- material mechanics
- materials engineering
- perform chemical experiments
- perform scientific research
- sustainable building materials
- test chemical samples
- test materials
- thermoplastic materials
- work with chemicals
Optional (20)
- advise on pollution prevention
- advise on waste management procedures
- assess the feasibility of implementing developments
- basic chemicals
- define quality standards
- design prototypes
- develop chemical products
- electricity
- envelope systems for buildings
- green chemistry
- laboratory techniques
- mechanics
- perform laboratory tests
- pollution legislation
- properties of textile materials
- quality standards
- rubber technology
- semiconductors
- types of metal
- types of plastic
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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