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