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