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