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