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