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