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