Hello everyone, I was hoping if i could get suggestions to my res? Im open to any ideas, as i dont seem to get emails back for places im applying to. Not even internships. Im trying to keep my hopes up but as of now, Ive just been in construction (i have to make money somehow). Waking up at 5 am, coming home at 5 pm and studying for the FE while applying to jobs. Im really interested in any role, im just trying to start my career. Its getting tiring to do this, but im looking at the bright side and maybe my res is terrible that it doesn’t get passed AI scanners, but i dont know how to get around that. I would really appreciate any advice, thank you for your time.

I am a EU citizen finishing undergraduate level (masters chm.eng.) and I wonder if i could find an english speaking job afterwards in netherlands (no prior professional experience). I am willing to learn the language but that would take some time so i need to find a plan until then.

Intl in the US, doing the last year of my BS in ChemE at a top 20. Profile: 4.0 GPA, ~1yr of lackluster research experience (no publications, no conferences, and not much technical work done), and a summer internship at a startup company. Experience/coursework focused around electrochemistry/semiconductors.

In this market, I highly doubt that I will be able to land a bachelor's entry level role in the US industry, based on my profile and citizenship. Sure, my GPA is great, but that's almost the only thing I have going for me. I also don't think I can get into any PhD programs that would make it worth it for me to stay in the US, since my research experience frankly sucks. But my home country has a basically nonexistent semiconductor industry, which is why I'm reluctant to just go back (well, that and the salary difference...)

I have not particularly enjoyed the research experiences I had so far...but that could be because I was doing grunt work and standing around for hours watching the grad students do work? I'm not sure if my exposure to it has been reflective of reality. I would probably enjoy R&D, based on my exposure to it at my internship, but is it worth it to go through 5 years of something that I potentially will really dislike for the chance to get a semiconductor R&D position? Should I just hope and pray I can get something like a process position in semiconductors with just a BS?

I don't want to waste everyone's time applying for a PhD if I'm a) not going to get anything worthwhile and b) not going to enjoy it even if I do get a good offer. I could apply anyways, but I feel that no one will write me good recs since I have little/no investment in this path. But I don't want to risk not having a job lined up after graduation and going back home, where I'll never be able to touch semiconductors again. What's the move here?

Same as above. What are some skills that make me stand out and increase my ctc. Btw I am a college student

Is it correct to have the second reducer callout as a 10×12? I thought that you had to always represent them as Large size × small size, or is that strictly for the BOM?

A well-agitated 15 m³ wastewater batch remains at pH 12 after cyanide oxidation and contains excess sodium hypochlorite.

Can an aqueous sodium metabisulfite solution be added directly, without lowering the pH, to remove the residual chlorine in less than 10 minutes?

Hi everyone, I'm a chemical engineering student who will be graduating this May 2027 in BC Canada and I'm looking for some general advice with finding a post-grad job.

I've had 16 months of co-op already, so I won't be completely inexperienced. I'd prefer working in something biotech related after graduation but I'm also open to energy or wastewater related jobs.

When would be the best time to start applying for jobs? What are the best places/sites that I can use to look for/apply to jobs. What should I be looking for in job postings? Any other strategies that I can use for the job search can also helpful. Thank you in advance for any advice!

What are your thoughts on this program, particularly for a Chemical Engineer currently working in Business Development within the petrochemical sector? Additionally, what is the anticipated future trajectory of the program? Has it been taken by anyone?

Thanks

Say the operating case has:

Flow: 100–500 m³/h
Pressure: 20–40 bar
Temperature: 30–60°C
Density uncertainty: ±0.3%
Pressure transmitter: ±0.1%
Temperature transmitter: ±0.2%

Would you assess the uncertainty from the individual instrument accuracies, or build the complete uncertainty budget including meter, installation, pressure, temperature, density and flow computer calculations?

I’ve seen this become unclear during specification reviews.

Related: Writing a Metering Package You Will Not Have to Defend Later

I’m a senior ChemE looking for process engineering role at refineries and I want to have an expectation for salary before I start job interviews. I’ve interned at a refinery before and been told ~95k is a typical figure, but I wanted to hear from y’all. Where did you start out and what was your starting salary?

I graduated with a bachelor's in Chemical Engineering and recently joined a global MNC as an Operator Training Simulator (OTS) Engineer.

I've been here for about 2 years
The issue is that my day to day work involves much less chemical engineering than I expected. Most of my time is spent troubleshooting software and hardware issues related to the simulator rather than working on core process engineering.

During the interview, there wasn't much indication that the role would be so focused on technical support.

I'm concerned that if I stay too long, I'll become pigeonholed in simulation and have fewer opportunities to transition into core process engineering roles later. At the same time, I know it's still very early in my career, so I'm unsure whether I'm overthinking it.
I'm also planning to pursue a master's abroad in the future.

For those with industry experience:
1) Is OTS a good long-term career path for a chemical engineer?
2)Should I stay in job , or is it better to pivot early into a more process-focused role?
Will staying in OTS for too long make it harder to move into core chemical/process engineering later?

I want to work at a semiconductors fab lab and do R&D or work as an process engineer if I don't land that job.

I know both careers are technical skills heavy, but I don't know how much.

Do I take courses up to parallel computing? What level of statistics should I stop at?

Do I need a lot of python?

I need a sanity check. I have a 200L drum with a 6kW Immersion heater installed horizontally about ~5" above drum bottom and a temperature transmitter installed horizontally about 3.5" from drum bottom. When we turn on the heater (as verified by current readings), we repeateably get no TT response for about 30 minutes, then a slower than expected temperature rise for several hours, and then a significant increase in temperature rise until we hit boiling a few minutes later. What explains this behavior?

Latest theory: There's very little convective heat transfer beneath the heater until the bulk temperature is significantly higher, so the first several hours have a very low temperature increase, and then during the last few minutes where the bulk temperature is closer to boiling you have far more convection so the TT sees more agitation and the bulk temperature averages out, resulting in a rapid temperature increase. I'm surprised the effect would be this dramatic, but I could believe it.

Any other thoughts?

Theories ruled out:

- TT is not immersed in water but exposed to headspace: this was my first guess, thought maybe we don't see significant temp jump until steam present and in contact with TT in an otherwise air headspace but ruled this out, the TT is definitely installed horizontally and submerged in water.

- bad TT: sensor is a dual thermocouple with both reading the same temperature.

- mis-ranged instrument or PLC: confirmed it's ranged fine and ultimately it gets to the expected boiling temperature so the readings are real. Also, did a sanity check on kJ delivered vs overall temp rise and math works out.

- Filter / Delay of some kind on PLC: Checked, everything is normal, no filtering.

Hi everyone! Calling on fellow chemical engineers in the Philippines - both licensed and unlicensed. I’d love to learn more about our local career landscape:

1. What industry and specific role are you working in right now?
2. If you don't mind sharing, what was your starting salary in your first ChE role, and how long ago was that? How about your current salary?
3. How many years of total work experience do you have?
4. Do you feel your ChE degree/license was necessary or beneficial for your current position?
5. What are your work setup and arrangement (e.g., On-site shift work, Hybrid, Remote, or Overseas/OFW)? As well as work location (outside or within Metro Manila)
6. Are you considering pivoting to non-ChE roles or different industries in the future?

I am second year chemical engineering student at tier 2 (can say tier 3) NIT. Placement is worst here for chemical.

I want to prepare for big mnc and I'm highly into semiconductor manufacturing I have done some courses also like purde university course.

But there is no scope of it from my college, please tell me what should I do??

I know python and currently learning cfd with comsol.

I’m the founder of Brandywine Chemical Works, an early-stage startup focused on remote chemical tolling and asset-light manufacturing optimization across North America.

We’re looking for a couple of ChemE undergrads or recent grads for flexible, remote internships during the school year.

What You’ll Work On

Instead of corporate training modules, you’ll be working directly on front-line technical and commercial workflows:

• Capacity & Asset Mapping: Evaluating regional tolling facilities, unit operations, and equipment specifications (jacketed reactors, high-temp distillation, solids handling, flash tanks, filtration systems).
• Process Vetting & Flowsheets: Reviewing client process flow diagrams (PFDs), mass/energy balances, and material compatibility to match chemistry requirements with available toller capabilities.
• Scale-Up & Technical Feasibility: Assisting with RFI (Request for Information) evaluations to determine if a toller has the thermal, pressure, or agitation specs needed for specific batch or continuous chemistries.

Logistics & Details

• Format: 100% Remote / Virtual.
• Hours: Flexible (part-time, typically 5–15 hrs/week structured around your course schedule).
• Why do it?: You’ll gain high-visibility experience at the intersection of process engineering, tolling economics, and business development: skills that make your profile jump out to major chemical producers, EPCs, and consulting firms.

How to Apply

Drop a comment below or send me a DM with:

1. Your school, year (e.g., Junior, Senior), and target graduation date.
2. Any relevant course/internship experience with unit operations, thermal analysis, or process design.
3. A quick link to your LinkedIn.

Happy to answer any questions about the company or the project scope in the comments!

I just want to ask to what platform I can access public articles or/and open sources about a certain company's project. I really have a hard time on writing my equipment design.

Hi everyone,

I work with industrial reverse-osmosis systems and I have built an Excel model to evaluate scaling risk.

The model takes a water analysis, temperature and RO recovery and then:

• Checks the ionic balance.
• If the analysis does not balance, assigns the charge deficit to Na⁺ or Cl⁻, depending on the direction of the imbalance.
• Calculates concentrate component totals from the water balance and ion rejection.
• Solves the carbonate system and concentrate pH.
• Calculates free species, ion pairs and activities using Davies within a defined ionic-strength range.
• Calculates SI for calcite, gypsum, barite, celestite, fluorite and amorphous silica.
• Estimates the recovery at which each mineral first reaches SI = 0.

The current assumption for the pH calculation is that dissolved CO₂ concentration remains approximately the same in the feed and concentrate. Carbonate species are then recalculated from alkalinity, total inorganic carbon and the acid–base equilibria.

The model is intended as a thermodynamic screening tool before considering kinetics, residence time, hydraulics or antiscalant performance...

As an example, I used the following anonymised analysis:

• Recovery: 60%
• Assumed ionic rejection: 100%
• Temperature: 20°C
• Feed pH: 7.53
• Conductivity: 1,550 µS/cm
• Calcium: 88.8 mg/L (reported by the laboratory as 221.73 mg/L as CaCO₃)
• Magnesium: 14.3 mg/L (reported as 49.57 mg/L as MgCO₃)
• Bicarbonate: 125.05 mg/L
• Chloride: 393 mg/L
• Sulfate: 70.7 mg/L
• Aluminium: 0.042 mg/L
• Sodium was not analysed

The charge balance required a sodium adjustment of 208.1 mg/L. The model labels this value as estimated rather than measured.

At 60% recovery, the results were:

• Concentrate pH: 7.89
• Ionic strength: 0.0433 mol/L
• LSI: 0.95
• Calcite SI: +0.94
• Gypsum SI: −1.22
• Barite SI: −1.27
• Celestite SI: −4.47
• Fluorite SI: −3.93
• Amorphous silica SI: −3.63
• First calcite saturation: approximately 5.5% recovery
• Final speciated charge-balance error: −0.0048%

The model therefore identifies calcium carbonate as the limiting scale.

I would appreciate some independent criticism of the approach. Does the overall method make sense? Is the assumption about CO₂ and concentrate pH reasonable? Is assigning an incomplete charge balance to Na⁺ or Cl⁻ acceptable for this type of screening?...

has anyone here transitioned from a startup to any of the big name chem e companies (like Exxon/basf/dupont) as a scientist?

after my PhD I’ve worked at 3 small startups and no matter how many places I apply to I only hear back from other small startups. Is it because I need visa sponsorship? I’m tired of needing to find a new role every year/year and a half and just want some semblance of stability.

I’m currently a plant process engineer with about 4 years of experience, I work in polypropylene..I passed and acquired my PE license last year…:I’m looking for my next challenge, I’m wondering, would it be at all valuable to get my PMP certification? What do yall think