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