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