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