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