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