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