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4.2 Career Development Leading to Specialization

The dynamic nature of the field means the chemical engineering graduate in an industry can
expect to be offered significant continuing profesional development (CPD) opportunities in order to
develop new knowledge. The nature of the role of a chemical engineer leads to the creation of
versatile, multiskilled professionals capable of handling a wide range of technical, environmental
and commercial challenges. Chemical engineering graduates may begin their careers on a
graduate training scheme, which may last two years. Following this, they may move on to manage
their own projects, or work as assistant chemical engineers. On completion of a training program,
the trained engineer may progress from primarily technical roles, through the promotion structure,
to highly regarded and well-paid senior technical appointments. The engineer growing in
experience and passing through these work challenges may also ultimately rise to senior
management positions as director of functions or higher.
Initially, however, graduates will gain experience of a range of projects, either within the same
company or, after gaining chartership (that is, engineering regulatory bodies of their respective
countries) and/or by changing companies. After training in the early years, there are various
posible career routes:
• To continue working on projects where they can rise to Project managers or directors;
• To develop expertise in a new technique or process in demand within the industry and move into
research and development;
• To move into specialist roles, such as safety, quality and risk management, project engineering
or environmental management;
• To move into commercial areas, such as technical sales, procurement, intellectual property,
logistics and aftersales management, marketing, supply chain management, recruitment, finance
and IT;
• To opt for leadership roles, with opportunities to influence strategy and growth. Senior roles can
include asset team leadership, business planning and analysis, non-operated joint ventures
(NOJV), asset management, operations supervising and management, environmental, safety, fire,
and health, and project management.
Professional qualifications and continuous training are an integral part of career development, and
there may be opportunities to move into other areas of engineering industry to gain new skills and
experience.
4.3.2Chemical and Process Engineers (Design Engineers)
Job description
Chemical and Process engineers are responsible for converting materials through unit processes
(such as combination, separation, reaction, nitration, oxidation, polymerization and so on) into
useful and valuable products. They design and scale up processes from laboratory, including food
and drink, fuel, artificial fibers, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, plastics, toiletries, energy, and clean
water. On the existing processes of converting raw materials into to improve the efficiency and
economics of these processes. Chemical and process engineers work in a multivariate
environment: cracking crude oil into useful products and by-products; working on oil sands projects
that separate bitumen from sand (shale oil) and upgrade it to synthetic crude oil; applying technical
know-how to improve production and water treatment at steamassisted gravity drainage (SAGD)
plants; finding and developing new ways to remove moisture, contaminants, hydrogen sulphide
and carbon dioxide from natural gas or reduce corrosion on equipment and pipelines, are just a
few examples of the scope of the work of chemical and process engineers. Process engineers
may work in small, midsize and large businesses. Responsibilities involve designing equipment,
understanding the reactions taking place, installing and commissioning control systems, starting,
running and upgrading the processes; and also performing process optimization studies and
developing new designs. Environmental protection and health and safety aspects are also
significant concerns for this engineer in performing his work.
In a typical industry, a chemical process engineer will be saddled with the task of establishing
fundamental heat and material balances, developing working process flow sheets, and
transforming flow sheets into piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs). The process engineer
also takes care of sizing the various process equipment and materials of construction. The various
equipment include pressure vessels, reactors, distillation columns, heat exchangers, crystallizers,
piping, and incinerators. This job involves close interactions with experts in chemistry, materials,
mechanical, civil, electrical and instrumentation engineering, and so on.
 1. (10 points) Translate to spanish the highlighted text

Read the text and response in english:

Los ingenieros químicos y de procesos son responsables de convertir materiales a través de

procesos unitarios (como combinación, separación, reacción, nitración, oxidación,
polimerización, etc.) en productos útiles y valiosos. Ellos diseñan y amplían los procesos
desde el laboratorio, incluidos alimentos y bebidas, combustible, fibras artificiales, productos
farmacéuticos, químicos, plásticos, artículos de tocador, energía y agua limpia. Sobre los
procesos existentes de conversión de materias primas en mejorar la eficiencia y economía de
estos procesos. Los ingenieros químicos y de procesos trabajan en un entorno multivariado:
descomponiendo el petróleo crudo en productos y subproductos útiles; trabajando en
proyectos de arenas petrolíferas que separan el betún de la arena (petróleo de esquisto) y lo
convierten en petróleo crudo sintético; aplicar conocimientos técnicos para mejorar la
producción y el tratamiento del agua en plantas de drenaje por gravedad asistido por vapor
(SAGD); Encontrar y desarrollar nuevas formas de eliminar la humedad, los contaminantes, el
sulfuro de hidrógeno y el dióxido de carbono del gas natural o reducir la corrosión en los
equipos y las tuberías, son solo algunos ejemplos del alcance del trabajo de los ingenieros
químicos y de procesos. Los ingenieros de procesos pueden trabajar en pequeñas, medianas
y grandes empresas. Las responsabilidades incluyen diseñar equipos, comprender las
reacciones que tienen lugar, instalar y poner en marcha sistemas de control, iniciar, ejecutar y
actualizar los procesos; y también realizando estudios de optimización de procesos y
desarrollando nuevos diseños. La protección del medio ambiente y los aspectos de salud y
seguridad también son preocupaciones importantes para este ingeniero en el desempeño de
su trabajo. Encontrar y desarrollar nuevas formas de eliminar la humedad, los contaminantes,
el sulfuro de hidrógeno y el dióxido de carbono del gas natural o reducir la corrosión en los
equipos y las tuberías, son solo algunos ejemplos del alcance del trabajo de los ingenieros
químicos y de procesos. Los ingenieros de procesos pueden trabajar en pequeñas, medianas
y grandes empresas. Las responsabilidades incluyen diseñar equipos, comprender las
reacciones que tienen lugar, instalar y poner en marcha sistemas de control, iniciar, ejecutar y
actualizar los procesos; y también realizando estudios de optimización de procesos y
desarrollando nuevos diseños. La protección del medio ambiente y los aspectos de salud y
seguridad también son preocupaciones importantes para este ingeniero en el desempeño de
su trabajo.
En una industria típica, un ingeniero de procesos químicos se encargará de la tarea de
establecer balances fundamentales de calor y materiales, desarrollar diagramas de flujo de
procesos de trabajo y transformar diagramas de flujo en diagramas de tuberías e
instrumentación (P & ID). El ingeniero de procesos también se encarga de dimensionar los
diversos equipos de proceso y materiales de construcción. Los diversos equipos incluyen
recipientes a presión, reactores, columnas de destilación, intercambiadores de calor,
cristalizadores, tuberías e incineradores. Este trabajo implica interacciones cercanas con
expertos en química, materiales, ingeniería mecánica, civil, eléctrica y de instrumentación,
etc.

2. (2,5 points) What does the nature of the role of the chemical engineer lead to?

The nature of the role of a chemical engineer leads to the creation of versatile, multiskilled
professionals capable of handling a wide range of technical, environmental and commercial
challenges

3. (2,5 points) What leads the engineer to management positions?

Places them in managerial positions when they achieve a bachelor's degree.

4. (2,5 points) What is the integral part of professional development?

Professional qualifications and continuous training.

5. (2,5 points) In what environments do process engineers work?

Chemical and process engineers work in a multivariate environment: cracking crude oil into
useful products and by-products; working on oil sands projects that separate bitumen from
sand (shale oil) and upgrade it to synthetic crude oil; applying technical know-how to improve
production and water treatment at steamassisted gravity drainage (SAGD) plants; finding
and developing new ways to remove moisture, contaminants, hydrogen sulphide and carbon
dioxide from natural gas or reduce corrosion on equipment and pipelines, are just a few
examples of the scope of the work of chemical and process engineers.