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