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