Ceramic Engineer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Ceramic Engineer researches and develops ceramics materials used in range of different products. Develops and tests ceramic materials engineering production and processes.

Job Outlook

There were 12 Ceramic Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 563 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Materials Engineer industry, which includes the Ceramic Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:

Salary

Many new Ceramic Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $110,867.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $110,867.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Ceramic Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $90,805.

Education and Experience

Posted Ceramic Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	69.45%
Master's Degree	36.41%
Doctoral Degree	19.18%
Other	3.55%

Posted Ceramic Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	26.81%
3 to 5 years	39.43%
6 to 8 years	20.19%
9+ years	13.56%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Ceramic Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Communication (32.15%)
Problem Solving (27.53%)
Operations (27.18%)
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (22.56%)
Mathematics (17.58%)
Leadership (16.7%)
Innovation (14.92%)
Research (14.56%)
Writing (14.39%)
Management (11.72%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Process Improvement (24.5%)
New Product Development (21.6%)
Mechanical Engineering (19.78%)
Manufacturing Processes (36.12%)
Chemical Engineering (20.33%)
Ceramic Engineering (17.97%)
Materials Engineering (26.32%)
Materials Science (40.83%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Export Control (9.62%)
Furniture Cleaning (7.26%)
Materials Processing (5.99%)
Meat Products (7.26%)
Brazing (Metal Work) (3.99%)
Tooling (13.61%)
Tariff (7.26%)
Technical Writing (8.53%)
Statistical Process Controls (18.33%)
Public Utility (7.26%)
Research And Development (2.54%)
Process Control (9.62%)
Process Development (14.7%)
Process Optimization (4.17%)
Product Design (9.98%)
Production Line (9.26%)
Production Process (9.07%)
Public Service (7.26%)
Physics (15.97%)
Machinery (3.63%)
Manufacturing Engineering (8.89%)
Project Management (11.62%)
Lean Manufacturing (17.24%)
Product Lifecycle Management (7.99%)
International Traffic In Arms Regulations (7.08%)
Industrial Engineering (12.34%)
Process Engineering (33.39%)
Experimental Design (6.17%)
Corporate Housing (7.26%)
Composite Materials (13.61%)
Continuous Improvement Process (21.23%)
Metal Coating (7.08%)
Ceramic Materials (17.42%)
Casting (7.8%)
Automation (10.71%)
Data Analysis (7.99%)
Chemistry (18.51%)
Electrical Engineering (9.44%)
Auditing (7.8%)
Metallurgy (12.34%)
Computer-Aided Design (10.71%)
Six Sigma Methodology (13.25%)
Root Cause Corrective Action (9.8%)
Supply Chain (13.79%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

Ceramic Manufacturing (5.26%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Materials Engineering (100%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Ceramic Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Process Engineer
Materials and Process Engineer
Engineering Intern
Materials Engineer
Internship Program Manager
Principal Engineer
Composites Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Product Engineer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Ceramic Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Raytheon Technologies (64)
Lonestar Labor Management (40)
Cpp Minneapolis Operation (25)
Guardian Industries (20)
Arinc International Of Canada Ulc (17)
GE Aerospace (14)
Northrop Grumman (13)
General Atomics (12)
GE Vernova (11)
Honeywell International (11)

North Carolina

Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany (2)
Wolfspeed (2)
Arinc International Of Canada Ulc (1)
Siemens Energy (1)
RBC Bearings Incorporated (1)
Coorstek Specialty Powders (1)
Plastic Executive Recruiters (1)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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