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