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