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