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