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