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