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