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