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