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