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