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