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