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