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