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Materials engineer

Other names

construction materials engineering expert, materials engineering consultant, building materials engineering consultant, ceramic engineer, building materials engineer, construction materials engineer, materials engineering adviser, material engineer, battery materials engineer, construction materials engineering adviser, advanced materials engineer, building materials engineering expert

Mechanical, industrial and other engineering

They study and design materials like metal, glass, rubber and textiles, test them in experiments, and check that they are good enough.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Conduct or supervise tests on raw materials or finished products to ensure their quality.

  2. 2

    Review new product plans, and make recommendations for material selection, based on design objectives such as strength, weight, heat resistance, electrical conductivity, and cost.

  3. 3

    Evaluate technical specifications and economic factors relating to process or product design objectives.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
ingénieur matériaux/ingénieure matériaux
español
ingeniero de materiales/ingeniera de materiales
العربية
مهندس مواد / مهندسة مواد
português
Engenheiro de materiais/Engenheira de materiais
Deutsch
Ingenieur Werkstofftechnik/Ingenieurin Werkstofftechnik
italiano
ingegnere dei materiali

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