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