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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”
- 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.
- Design and plan layout of equipment.
- Develop processes to separate components of liquids or gases or generate electrical currents, using controlled chemical processes.
- 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.
- 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.
- Prepare estimate of production costs and production progress reports for management.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Heat exchangers
- Atomic force microscopes
- Chromatographic scanning equipment
- Distillation systems
- Catalytic reactors
- Distillation columns
- Lyophilizers
- Sludge dryers
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Vacuum pumps
- Personal computers
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Mixing tanks
- Wet scrubbers
- Powder mixing equipment
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Plate filter presses
- Laboratory evaporaters
- Mass spectrometers
- Vial handling systems
- Gas absorbers
- Safety goggles
- Benchtop mixers
- Agitators
- Surface analysis spectroscopes
- Filtration systems
- Chempute Software ChemDraw
- Desktop publishing software
- GE Fanuc Proficy Machine Edition
- Chemstations CHEMCAD
- G&P Engineering Software PhysProps
- Microsoft Access
- EPCON International SiNET
- Presentation software
- Madison Technical Software Enviropak
- G&P Engineering Software EngVert
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Minitab
- Chempute Software SuperPro Designer
- C++
- Chempute Software Engineer's Aide SINET
- Microsoft Office
- EPCON International CHEMPRO Engineering Suite
- Applied Flow Technology AFT Fathom
- Statistical software
- Microsoft Visio
- Madison Technical Software Chempak Plus
- Microsoft Word
- Chempute Software VisiMix
- Absorption process simulation software
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
- Chempute Software E-Notebook
- Prode PD-Plus
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Structured query language SQL
- EPCON International SYSTEM 7 Process Explorer
- Madison Technical Software Steampak
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Spreadsheet software
- G&P Engineering Software PipeDrop
- Control Station ENGINEER
- Chempute Software EstPro
- Applied Flow Technology AFT Arrow
- CD-adapco STAR-CAD
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- AspenTech aspenONE for Chemicals
- Relational database software
- ChemicaLogic SteamTab
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- SAP
- Thermal Analysis Systems The Energy Analyst
- SoftLab PHEdesign
- Microsoft Excel
- Cerebro CerebroMix
- C
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Microsoft Visual C# .NET
- CAD/CAM
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Project