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