Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Architecture and Engineering
Work centers on running compounding, testing, and production equipment under cleanroom rules, then documenting every batch. Microscopy and related methods — atomic force, scanning electron, optical, particle-size, or zeta-potential analysis — produce the images and measurements that characterize materials. Equipment gets calibrated; if it fails, it is repaired or a work order goes in. Experiments and material characterization happen with scientists and nanoengineering staff, always under their supervision and within standard operating procedures, good manufacturing practice, and hazardous-material rules. It suits people who like exact procedures, cleanroom discipline, and careful written records around small-scale materials work.
Typical education: Doctoral Degree (Ph.D., Ed.D.)
Annual Median Wage in Field (2025)
$66'120
Median Wage Market Position
$66'120
What you might do
- Operate nanotechnology production equipment to standard procedures
- Image samples with electron or atomic-force microscopes
- Calibrate weighing, testing, and production equipment
- Keep the work area to cleanroom standards
- Document each nanoproduction batch in records
- Help engineers process and characterize nanomaterials
Skills that matter
- Imaging samples with atomic force microscopy
- Writing batch records of nanoproduction
- Calibrating nanoscale weighing and test equipment
- Repairing nanotechnology processing equipment
- Keeping work areas to cleanroom standards
- Helping scientists characterize new materials
AI & the future of this role
Software may increasingly assist with image analysis, process monitoring, and test planning for nanoscale work. Hands-on equipment operation, clean-room technique, and supervised judgment around fragile materials still anchor much of the role.
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