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