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Overview
Synthetic materials engineer work is about developing or improving processes for synthetic materials and designing installations or machines used in production.
In job descriptions, look for polymers, plastics, chemical processes, raw-material quality checks, injection moulding, process design, production improvement, environmental impact and machinery.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Synthetic materials engineer work connects chemical processes, production equipment and quality checks for plastics, polymers or related materials. The role can include improving a process, designing components or installations and examining raw-material samples before production.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth comes from synthetic materials, chemical processes, injection moulding machine parts, process design and raw-material quality. Specialization can move toward plastics production, rubber technology, machinery building, environmental impact or quality assurance.
Salary context
Pay context depends on process responsibility, machinery scope, chemical handling, environmental impact and whether the role designs production changes or mainly supports existing runs. Quality-critical raw-material decisions can change expectations.
Career paths
Development may begin with process analysis and sample checks, then grow toward production improvement, machine or installation design, quality assurance methods, maintenance planning or scientific reporting for material development.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names the material family, production process, machinery, raw-material tests, improvement targets and environmental duties. Clear adverts separate synthetic materials engineering from general chemical operations or routine machine assembly.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 3
Materials Engineers
17-2131.00
O*NET occupation is broader
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Open in O*NETMaterials Scientists
19-2032.00
Close relationship
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Open in O*NETChemical Engineers
17-2041.00
Close relationship
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Alternative labels
plastics production engineer
synthetic materials production engineer
polymers production engineer
synthetic materials research engineer
polymers development engineer
plastics quality engineer
plastics engineer
plastics research engineer
synthetic materials development engineer
polymers quality engineer
plastics development engineer
polymers research engineer
polymers engineer
synthetic materials quality engineer
Occupation group
Chemical engineers (2145)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/654ce97c-9ed1-4614-bc76-36f4a1f67557 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2145.3 |
| ISCO group | 2145 |
| Concept type | Occupation |