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