该小组履行以下部分或全部职责：

• 进行研究和设计，开发和指定流程和机械，以从矿石中浓缩、提取、精炼和加工金属
• 对材料的性能和特性进行研究，并设计、开发和指定金属、合金和金属系统、陶瓷、半导体和其他材料的成型、成型、成型和热处理工艺
• 进行化学和物理分析研究、故障分析和其他研究，并推荐材料选择、材料设计、腐蚀控制措施、操作测试和其他程序
• 协调金属精炼、冶炼或铸造作业或非金属材料生产作业的生产测试和控制
• 监督技师、技师和其他工程师和科学家。

• 需要冶金、材料、陶瓷或化学工程或相关工程学科的学士学位。
• 可能需要相关工程学科的硕士学位或博士学位。
• 批准工程图纸和报告以及作为专业工程师 (P.Eng.) 执业需要获得省或地区专业工程师协会的许可。
• 工程师在从认可的教育项目毕业后，在有监督的工程领域工作三四年并通过专业实践考试后，才有资格注册。

• 工程师通常在多学科环境中工作，并通过工作经验获取知识和技能，这可能使他们能够在科学、工程、销售、营销或管理等相关领域进行实践。
• 冶金和材料工程师与其他工程师和科学家密切合作，并且在某些专业领域之间可以流动。
• 冶金工程师研究和开发用于从矿石中提取金属的新合金和系统；材料工程师研究和开发具有物理特性以满足特定要求的新型非金属材料。
• 本单元组的主管和高级职位需要经验。
• 较低级别的工程专业之间存在相当大的流动性。

• 化学工程师 ( 21320 )
• 化学家 ( 21101 )
• 工程管理人员（20010）
• 采矿工程师（21330）
• 物理冶金学家；材料科学家（在21109 其他物理科学职业中）

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Conduct studies and design, develop and specify the processes, and machinery to concentrate, extract, refine and process metals from ores
• Conduct studies on the properties and characteristics of materials and design, develop and specify processes for moulding, shaping, forming and thermal treatment of metals, alloys and metallic systems, ceramics, semiconducting and other materials
• Conduct chemical and physical analytical studies, failure analyses and other studies and recommend material selection, design of materials, corrosion control measures, operational testing and other procedures
• Coordinate production testing and control of metal refining, smelting or foundry operations or non-metallic materials production operations
• Supervise technologists, technicians and other engineers and scientists.

• A bachelor's degree in metallurgical, materials, ceramic or chemical engineering or in a related engineering discipline is required.
• A master's degree or doctorate in a related engineering discipline may be required.
• Licensing by a provincial or territorial association of professional engineers is required to approve engineering drawings and reports and to practise as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.).
• Engineers are eligible for registration following graduation from an accredited educational program, and after three or four years of supervised work experience in engineering and passing a professional practice examination.

• Engineers often work in a multidisciplinary environment and acquire knowledge and skills through work experience that may allow them to practise in associated areas of science, engineering, sales, marketing or management.
• Metallurgical and materials engineers work closely with other engineers and scientists and mobility is possible between some fields of specialization.
• Metallurgical engineers research and develop new alloys and systems for extracting metal from ores; materials engineers research and develop new non-metallic materials with physical characteristics to meet specific requirements.
• Supervisory and senior positions in this unit group require experience.
• There is considerable mobility between engineering specializations at the less senior levels.

• Chemical engineers (21320)
• Chemists (21101)
• Engineering managers (20010)
• Mining engineers (21330)
• Physical metallurgist; materials scientist (in 21109 Other professional occupations in physical sciences)