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