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