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