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