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