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