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