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