Chemical Engineer Jobs in California

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Top hiring companies in your area for Chemical Engineer positions

Required or preferred licenses and certifications for Chemical Engineer positions.

The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Chemical Engineer position

• Affirmative Action
• Capital Projects
• Catalysis
• Chemical Characterization
• Chemical Formulation
• Combustion
• Communication Skills
• Design
• Design of Experiments
• Distillation
• Documentation
• Electrical
• Engineering
• Evaluation
• Experimental Design
• Fluid Dynamics
• Heat Transfer
• High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
• Infrared Spectroscopy
• Instrumentation
• Investigation
• Lab Safety
• Leadership
• Management
• Mass Transfer
• Materials Management
• Materials Science
• Math
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Military Background
• Minitab
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• Organic Chemistry
• Organization
• P&IDs
• Piping
• Piping & Instrumentation Diagram
• Polymer Chemistry
• Problem Solving
• Process Controls
• Process Design
• Process Engineering
• Process Optimization
• Process Safety Management
• Process Simulation
• Product Testing
• Project Management
• Purification
• Raman Spectroscopy
• Regulations
• Research and Development
• Research Skills
• Scale-Up
• Scheduling
• Software
• Specifications
• Spectroscopy
• Staff Supervision
• Synthesis
• Technical Support
• Thermodynamics
• Training and Development
• Troubleshooting
• Ultraviolet–Visible Spectroscopy
• Vibration Analysis
• Writing Skills
• Written Communication

Volunteering usually calls to mind images of people building houses, serving meals at community kitchens, cleaning up playgrounds and parks, or spending time with the elderly. While these are all worthy causes, you may not realize there are also chemist volunteer opportunities. As a chemistry professional, you have a unique knowledge base and skill set that can make a big difference – whether in a third-world country or your own neighborhood.

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