synthetic materials engineer

Code 2145.3

Synthetic materials engineers develop new synthetic materials processes or improve existing ones. They design and construct installations and machines for the production of synthetic materials and examine samples of raw materials in order to ensure quality.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • civil engineering
  • synthetic materials
  • manufacturing processes
  • injection moulding machine parts
  • design principles
  • chemical processes
  • basic chemicals
  • types of plastic

Skills and competences

  • check quality of raw materials
  • design engineering components
  • design process
  • manage processes
  • handle chemicals
  • work safely with chemicals
  • adjust engineering designs
  • work with chemicals

Transversal competences

  • Fabricación de elementos aeroespaciales con materiales compuestos
  • analyse production processes for improvement
  • manage environmental impact of operations
  • use hand tools

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences