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