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