What would you do as a Materials engineer?
Materials engineers
- usually work regular business hours but may work evenings and weekends
- usually work in offices, workshops, laboratories and factories
- may work in hazardous conditions involving chemicals
- need to be accurate, safety conscious and identify and solve problems
Tasks
- design materials, machinery and processes
- test materials, machinery and processes
- analyse data to guide design decisions
- oversee material creation
- monitor how materials are used
- plan how materials should be used
- review plans for environmental impacts
How can you become a Materials engineer?
You need a qualification to become a materials engineer and experience may be useful.
You need
- a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering or similar area
You may need
- a Postgraduate Diploma in Materials Engineering or similar
- experience in similar work
- to be a member of a professional organisation like Engineering New Zealand
- a driver licence
- to pass a drug test
If you're in school
You need University Entrance to do the study or training for this job.
