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