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