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