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