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