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