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