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