Career ZOOM-IN: Chemical Engineering
| Career Zoom In – INDUSTRIES TO WORK IN |
Chemical Engineers focus on changing the chemical, biochemical and physical state of a substance to turn it into something else while considering health, safety and cost issues.
With a Chemical Engineering Degree, you can enter various industries, including:
○ Food & Drink;
○ Pharmaceuticals;
○ Oil & Gas;
○ Energy;
○ Plastics;
○ Water treatment;
○ Toiletries;
There are also some industries related to new materials and techniques that you can work in, including:
○ Nanotechnology
○ Fuel Cells Engineering
○ Biomedical Engineering
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Career Zoom In – RESPONSIBILITIES TO TAKE |
- Ensure the process plant working efficiently.
Chemical Engineers work closely with process chemists and control engineer to ensure the process plant using the production facilities efficiently - Designing plant and equipment configuration
This responsibility is to make sure that the production facilities can be readily adapted to suit the product range and technologies involved while taking environmental and economic aspects into account. - Altering and assessing production process
Chemical Engineer focus on finding alternatives for plant expansion or reconfiguration by developing and testing process simulation models. - Applying new technologies to the current production process.
- Products studies & researches.
With this responsibility, Chemical Engineers work on product studies and process analysis to find out ways to optimize the production of the plant.
They also do research on new products from trials through to commercialization and improving product lines.
| Career Zoom In – JOB CHOICES |
With Chemical Engineering Degree, you can apply directly to these jobs:
○ Chemical Engineer
○ Energy Engineer
○ Petroleum Engineer
○ Product/process development scientist
You can also find your degree useful when applying to:
○ Analytical Chemist
○ Manufacturing Engineer
○ Materials Engineer
○ Mining Engineer
○ Production Manager
○ Quality Manager
However, these positions are just for reference only. There are employers that accept job applications with any degree subjects, so don’t limit your thinking to the job listed here.
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