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