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