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