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Topic: describing a chem. engg job role at the entry level - help for career counseling  (Read 2621 times)

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Offline ckr

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Hi,

I am putting together a couple of profiles of different kinds of engineers based on the things they do. This is to help seniors in college decide whether they would want to pursue a career as a chemical engineer. I'd like to know if this encapsulates at a broad level the things that a chemical engineer gets to do, and the things they can learn going forward?
Any comments, suggestions, corrections, etc are welcome as this would help in providing visibility to budding engineers.

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Basic Profile – Chemical engineers design, develop and operate plants and machinery that are used for manufacturing various products through chemical reactions.

What a chemical engineer does
  • Designing new processes for developing polymers, drugs, petrochemicals, fertilizers etc
  • Setting up of process plants and factories
  • Managing worker activity to ensure smooth production process
  • Managing production costs and developing production progress reports
  • Developing safety standards for workers that are operating equipment and machinery

Career pathways for a chemical engineer
Engineers -> Technical Specialists -> Manager
Engineers -> Technical Specialists -> Sales

What a chemical engineer learns from the job
  • Learns how to predict problems that can occur in a process and how to solve such problems
  • Learns how to communicate across various technical and project teams
  • Learns how to order information from various sources to ensure smooth running of a plant
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Hoping to hear from the community
Thank you

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