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