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