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