Materials development engineer vs materials branch chief

Differences between materials development engineer and materials branch chief duties and responsibilities

Materials development engineer example responsibilities.

• Manage and successfully complete carbon/epoxy material qualification and gain approval from FAA to use in manufacturing of composite aircraft parts.
• Evaluate epoxy formulations and adhesive tapes used to encapsulate all plastic film capacitors, including UL and ASTM material/flammability testing.
• Develop basic extrusion procedures and temperature profiles for polyurethane extrusion.
• Optimize polymer extrusion processes from development to implementation to the plant floor to product commercialization and subsequent continual improvement.
• Provide production support including developing LabVIEW base testing system, working procedure analysis/optimization and documentation, assembler training and equipment trouble-shooting.
• Synthesize cobalt nanoparticles and evaluate the tuning of magnetic properties for applications in biomedicine and data storage.

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.