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