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