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