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