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