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