Materials Science
Scientific / research IC
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Entry: Materials ScientistIC ceiling: IC8Both
Individual contributor route
Technical or professional depth, without managing people.
- Materials Scientist InternIC0Optional developmental level
- Associate Materials ScientistIC1
- Materials ScientistIC2
- Senior Materials ScientistIC3
- Staff Materials ScientistIC4
- Principal Materials ScientistIC5
- Senior Principal Materials ScientistIC6
- Distinguished Materials ScientistIC7
- Fellow, Materials ScienceIC8
Management route
Managing people. It is not the step above the individual route: it is a different job and asks for different evidence.
This family has no management ladder.
Source: PROCOMER FTZ benchmark; employer career sites