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