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