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