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Job Description
Design chemical plant equipment and devise processes for manufacturing chemicals and products, such as gasoline, synthetic rubber, plastics, detergents, cement, paper, and pulp, by applying principles and technology of chemistry, physics, and engineering.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2041.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 105,420.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 50.00
- Currently, there are 31,990 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Chemical Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Chemical Engineers
- Scientist
- Refinery Process Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Process Development Engineer
- Process Control Engineer
- Engineering Scientist
- Engineer
- Development Engineer
- Weapons Engineer
- Weapons Designer
- Technical Supervisor
- Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
- Sand Technologist
- Sand Analyst
- Research Chemical Engineer
- Processes Chemical Design Engineer
- Process Development Director
- Process Design Engineer
- Process Design Chemical Engineer
- Polymerization Supervisor
- Polymerization Engineer
- Poly Area Supervisor
- Plastics Engineer
- Plant Engineer
- Pharmaceutical Process Engineer
- Oxidation Engineer
- Nanotechnologist
- Monomer Recovery Supervisor
- Lubricating Engineer
- Gas Combustion Engineer
- Fuels Engineer
- Explosives Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Commissioning Engineer
- Chemical Test Engineer
- Chemical Research Engineer
- Chemical Process Engineer
- Chemical Process Control, Design, or Development Engineer
- Chemical Engineer
- Blending Coordinator
- Automation Engineer
- Absorption and Adsorption Engineer
Tasks for “Chemical Engineer”
- Conduct research to develop new and improved chemical manufacturing processes.
- Troubleshoot problems with chemical manufacturing processes.
- Design and plan layout of equipment.
- Design measurement and control systems for chemical plants based on data collected in laboratory experiments and in pilot plant operations.
- Develop safety procedures to be employed by workers operating equipment or working in close proximity to ongoing chemical reactions.
- Develop processes to separate components of liquids or gases or generate electrical currents, using controlled chemical processes.
- Prepare estimate of production costs and production progress reports for management.
- Perform tests and monitor performance of processes throughout stages of production to determine degree of control over variables such as temperature, density, specific gravity, and pressure.
- Evaluate chemical equipment and processes to identify ways to optimize performance or to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
- Determine most effective arrangement of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.
- Direct activities of workers who operate or are engaged in constructing and improving absorption, evaporation, or electromagnetic equipment.
- Perform laboratory studies of steps in manufacture of new products and test proposed processes in small-scale operation, such as a pilot plant.
Related Technology & Tools
- Surface analysis spectroscopes
- Distillation systems
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Agitators
- Gas absorbers
- Personal computers
- Catalytic reactors
- Mass spectrometers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Benchtop mixers
- Sludge dryers
- Laboratory evaporaters
- Mixing tanks
- Safety goggles
- Heat exchangers
- Atomic force microscopes
- Plate filter presses
- Vacuum pumps
- Lyophilizers
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Distillation columns
- Vial handling systems
- Powder mixing equipment
- Filtration systems
- Wet scrubbers
- Chromatographic scanning equipment
- Madison Technical Software Enviropak
- AspenTech aspenONE for Chemicals
- Microsoft Excel
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
- PTC Creo Parametric
- EPCON International CHEMPRO Engineering Suite
- SoftLab PHEdesign
- Applied Flow Technology AFT Arrow
- Structured query language SQL
- Thermal Analysis Systems The Energy Analyst
- CD-adapco STAR-CAD
- EPCON International SiNET
- Chempute Software Engineer's Aide SINET
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Access
- C++
- Microsoft Office
- C
- Microsoft Word
- Madison Technical Software Steampak
- Statistical software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Minitab
- Applied Flow Technology AFT Fathom
- Chempute Software E-Notebook
- SAP
- Microsoft Visio
- G&P Engineering Software PipeDrop
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- G&P Engineering Software EngVert
- Relational database software
- G&P Engineering Software PhysProps
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Prode PD-Plus
- Chempute Software EstPro
- Control Station ENGINEER
- Presentation software
- Chempute Software SuperPro Designer
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- CAD/CAM
- Microsoft Visual C# .NET
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Chemstations CHEMCAD
- Absorption process simulation software
- EPCON International SYSTEM 7 Process Explorer
- Chempute Software VisiMix
- ChemicaLogic SteamTab
- Madison Technical Software Chempak Plus
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Chempute Software ChemDraw
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Cerebro CerebroMix
- Desktop publishing software
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- GE Fanuc Proficy Machine Edition
- Microsoft Project