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