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