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