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