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