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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”
- Perform laboratory studies of steps in manufacture of new products and test proposed processes in small-scale operation, such as a pilot plant.
- Develop processes to separate components of liquids or gases or generate electrical currents, using controlled chemical processes.
- Direct activities of workers who operate or are engaged in constructing and improving absorption, evaporation, or electromagnetic equipment.
- 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.
- Conduct research to develop new and improved chemical manufacturing processes.
- 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.
- Evaluate chemical equipment and processes to identify ways to optimize performance or to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
- Troubleshoot problems with chemical manufacturing processes.
- Design and plan layout of equipment.
- Determine most effective arrangement of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.
- Prepare estimate of production costs and production progress reports for management.
Related Technology & Tools
- Vacuum pumps
- Chromatographic scanning equipment
- Gas absorbers
- Benchtop mixers
- Lyophilizers
- Wet scrubbers
- Surface analysis spectroscopes
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Safety goggles
- Heat exchangers
- Mixing tanks
- Mass spectrometers
- Vial handling systems
- Sludge dryers
- Distillation systems
- Agitators
- Plate filter presses
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Personal computers
- Powder mixing equipment
- Laboratory evaporaters
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Catalytic reactors
- Filtration systems
- Distillation columns
- Atomic force microscopes
- Microsoft Visio
- Desktop publishing software
- Madison Technical Software Chempak Plus
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- G&P Engineering Software EngVert
- Chempute Software Engineer's Aide SINET
- GE Fanuc Proficy Machine Edition
- Statistical software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- C
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
- Minitab
- Microsoft Project
- Prode PD-Plus
- Structured query language SQL
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Chempute Software ChemDraw
- Microsoft Office
- Madison Technical Software Enviropak
- AspenTech aspenONE for Chemicals
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- G&P Engineering Software PhysProps
- SoftLab PHEdesign
- Thermal Analysis Systems The Energy Analyst
- C++
- Cerebro CerebroMix
- SAP
- ChemicaLogic SteamTab
- Control Station ENGINEER
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Madison Technical Software Steampak
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- CAD/CAM
- Chemstations CHEMCAD
- Chempute Software SuperPro Designer
- Chempute Software VisiMix
- G&P Engineering Software PipeDrop
- EPCON International SiNET
- Relational database software
- CD-adapco STAR-CAD
- Microsoft Word
- Chempute Software EstPro
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Microsoft Visual C# .NET
- EPCON International CHEMPRO Engineering Suite
- EPCON International SYSTEM 7 Process Explorer
- Absorption process simulation software
- Chempute Software E-Notebook
- Applied Flow Technology AFT Arrow
- Microsoft Access
- Presentation software
- Applied Flow Technology AFT Fathom
- Dassault Systemes CATIA