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