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