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