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