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