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