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