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