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