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