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