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