This level establishes a higher level of technical authority within the TTH functional pathway. The Associate Fellow is recognized as having the knowledge and skills to provide oversight and insight to both technical and people leader communities to ensure the technical excellence, growth, and sustainability within the PC/PL. Associate Fellows are recognized as the technical project/product/technology advisor and authority, are key customer technical contacts, are technical risk managers for their area of purview, are technical staffing advisors and counsellors to business leadership and are the leaders and metors of one or more technical communities.

Materials Science is an interdisciplinary field involving the study, characterization, and qualification of different types of materials and their practical applications to products. It combines elements of applied physics and chemistry, as well as mechanical engineering. Materials science and materials engineering are often combined and grouped into a single, broader, applied field of study.

Develops Integrated solutions utilizing products and service components to address customer needs. Components may be specialized for specific applications. Designs AMO and product lifecycle solutions to support deployment