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