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