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