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