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