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