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