Chemical Engineers

Chemical Engineers typically perform the following tasks: • Develop safety procedures to be employed by workers operating equipment or working in close proximity to ongoing chemical reactions. • Troubleshoot problems with chemical manufacturing processes. • Monitor and analyze data from processes and experiments. • Evaluate chemical equipment and processes to identify ways to optimize performance or to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations. • Design and plan layout of equipment. • Prepare estimate of production costs and production progress reports for management. • 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. • Conduct research to develop new and improved 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. • Design measurement and control systems for chemical plants based on data collected in laboratory experiments and in pilot plant operations. • Perform laboratory studies of steps in manufacture of new products and test proposed processes in small-scale operation, such as a pilot plant. • Develop computer models of chemical processes. • Direct activities of workers who operate or are engaged in constructing and improving absorption, evaporation, or electromagnetic equipment. • Adapt processes to convert from small-scale laboratory operations to large-scale commercial production. • Develop process flow diagrams or pipe and instrumentation diagrams.