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