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