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