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