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AI metallurgical engineer

Evaluates materials and develops machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialised design and performance specifications.

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Metallurgical engineer · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Review new product plans and make recommendations for material selection based on design objectives.
  2. Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to process or product design objectives.
  3. Solve problems in a number of engineering fields such as mechanical and chemical.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Materials Engineers” (O*NET 17-2131.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Review new product plans, and make recommendations for material selection, based on design objectives such as strength, weight, heat resistance, electrical conductivity, and cost.
  • Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to process or product design objectives.
  • Solve problems in a number of engineering fields, such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil, nuclear, and aerospace.

Metallurgical engineer · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • C++
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorks

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits