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