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