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