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