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