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