Materials branch chief vs material engineer

Differences between materials branch chief and material engineer duties and responsibilities

Materials branch chief example responsibilities.

• Establish procedures that manage critical factors such as moisture sensitivity, electrostatic discharge, storeroom temperature and FIFO inventory staging system.
• Analyze DOD and other government agency organizational logistic requirements with respect to mission requirements.
• Provide technical and functional guidance and project oversight to implement command wide administrative tracking and collaboration system network and server infrastructure.
• Direct all operations and resolutions to concerns regarding firefighting apparatuses and the properstorage of firefighting equipment.
• Invent thin film optical radiation transducers for IR scene projection devices using novel tune cavity absorber/emitter coating designs.

Material engineer example responsibilities.

• Manage and successfully complete carbon/epoxy material qualification and gain approval from FAA to use in manufacturing of composite aircraft parts.
• Position entails ownership of machinery and equipment performance used to produce supply for aluminum aerospace and automotive components.
• Determine processing for titanium bloom and slab.
• Perform QC checks throughout the process to continually improve.
• Oversee chemistry adjustment of molten before pouring into the molds.
• Evaluate material microstructure, chemistry makeup, and stress/strain properties.
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