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