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