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