Chemical Engineering
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Chemical Engineering career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Chemical Engineering alumni have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Assistant Research Chemist Intern
Chemical Engineering Intern
Engineering Technology Intern
International Forecasting Analyst Intern
Materials and Chemistry Intern
Municipal Energy Benchmarking Intern
Process Engineering Intern
Product Engineering Intern
Research and Development Intern
Technical Service Engineer
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Carling Technologies
Cytec
Dura Biotech
Duracell
Entegris
HARMAN International
Henkel Electronic Materials
Karl Storz Endovision
MacDermid Enthone Electronics Solutions
Nestle Waters North America
NuWay Tobacco
Pfizer
Pratt & Whitney
Praxair, Inc.
Robert Bosch GmbH
Solvay
TTM Technologies
Xerox
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Applications Engineer
Assistant Investigator
Associate Engineer
Associate Scientist
Chemical Engineer
Development Engineer
Energy and Utilities Analyst
Engine System Operability
Lab Supervisor
Lab Technician
Materials and Process Engineer
Medical Lab Technician
Process Engineer
Quality Engineering & Assurance
Research Engineer
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Account Manager
AVP of Consumer Development
Director of Quality Engineering
Head of Antibody Engineering
Logistics Operations Manager
Manager of Test Engineering
Patent Agent
Process Engineering Manager
Professor
Project Manager
Senior Chemical Engineer
Senior Scientist
System Architect
Vice President
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Alstom Power Clean Energy Laboratories
Armstrong World Industries
BASF
Biogen
Bridgeport Biodiesel
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Doosan Fuel Cell America
Electric Boat
Eversource Energy
Evonik
General Motors
GKN Aerospace
Henkel
Mott Corporation
Pfizer
Pratt & Whitney
Proctor & Gamble
Rogers Corporation
TTM Technologies
Unilever
UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS)
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
M.A., Teaching, Adolescent Education – Chemistry
M.S., Engineering (MSE)
M.S., Polymer Science
Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Carnegie Mellon University
Princeton University
Stony Brook University
University of California Berkeley
University of California Santa Barbara
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Texas Austin
For further insight into industry specifics, use O*NET, Vault, or LinkedIn search functions to locate more titles, alumni, and career options for this major. “What Can I do with this Major?” contains additional content, including professional associations and job boards. (Please note: internships and jobs on these sites do not necessarily reflect UConn students from this major).