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