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