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