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