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