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