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