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