Chemical engineers play a crucial role in everyday life. Chemical engineers are involved in the design, modification and operation of processes to produce desirable products. They are employed across a huge variety of sectors including:
- Chemicals and allied products
- Pharmaceuticals
- Energy
- Water
- Food and drink
- Materials
- Oil and gas
- Process plant and equipment
- Biotechnology
- Business and management
- Consultancy
Chemical engineers must make decisions concerning:
- Which reaction pathway should be used to make the product?
- How to purify the desired product
- How to control the process and ensure it's safe
- How to make the process cost effective
- What should be done with any by-products formed?
- How to reduce the amounts of unwanted by-products formed
- What to do with unreacted raw materials
- How to recycle energy within the process
Here are some examples of job roles for chemical engineers:
Project Engineer - Project engineers organise and run projects for engineering companies, this can be anything from managing a small modification to an existing pharmaceutical facility, to building a multi-billion dollar petrochemicals complex.
Design Engineer- The design engineer is responsible for determining how the process is to work. For example which pieces of equipment will be needed and how big they will be.
Operations Engineer - Operations engineers work "on site". This means that they spend their time ensuring that the plant is producing the right amount of product to the correct specification.
Research and Development Engineer (R&D) - The R&D engineer is innovative and creative. They develop the ideas for future plants, improving efficiency, environmental performance and even developing new products.
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