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