Laurea Magistrale (Second cycle degree/Two year Master - 120 ECTS) in Chemical and Process Engineering

Career opportunities for graduates.

Chemical Engineers

function in a professional context:

Graduated Chemical Engineers are highly specialised professionals employed in the development, planning, design and operational management of plants, systems, processes and services in a range of industrial sectors. The main reference sectors are the chemical, oil&gas, pharmaceutical, food, biotechnology and materials industry.

Chemical Engineers may also work in industrial research and development, in particular in the development of innovative processes and technologies, of new materials, and in the improvement of safety and environmental sustainability of technologies.

In Italy, graduates may be required to pass a state exam and register in the national engineers' association to work as freelance professionals.

Some typical activities of Chemical Engineers are:

- Management of production processes;

- Project management

- Design of plant and equipment items for the process industry;

- Supervision of industrial plants in the chemical, biotechnology, biochemical, food, pharmaceuticals, fuel production, waste and waste water treatment industrial sectors

- Design and management of plants for waste treatment, waste disposal, and the reclamation of polluted soils;

- Design of control systems for transformation processes;

- Risk assessments for raw material transformation processes and plants, and industrial activities generally;

- Research in the innovation of chemical and biotechnological processes, also designing and running laboratory-scale and pilot-scale experimental tests.

Opportunities for professional growth, specialisation, broadening of skills and professional responsibilities in specific process industry sectors characterized by high innovation, may be achieved enrolling in PhDs or Professional Masters.

competencies associated to the function:

The main competences of a graduated Chemical Engineer include:

- In-depth knowledge of the scientific and theoretical aspects of mathematics and other basic sciences allowing the interpretation and description of engineering problems;

- In-depth knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, transport phenomena and unit operations;

- In-depth knowledge of the design of process plants and process equipment;

- In-depth knowledge of the environmental and safety problems linked to process design and operation;

- Knowledge of industrial instrumentation and process control;

- Knowledge of industrial processes and productions in conventional (chemical, petrochemical, Oil&Gas) and innovative industrial sectors (biotechnologies, materials);

- Knowledge of business organisation and project management;

- Ability to identify, formulate and solve complex problems, as those requiring an interdisciplinary approach, also using innovative methods;

- Ability to design, plan and manage complex and/or innovative systems, processes and services;

- Self-learning and lifelong learning competencies;

- Interpersonal, organisational and managerial skills;

- Context knowledge and transversal skills.

Career opportunities:

The main career opportunities available to graduated Chemical Engineers are:

Companies operating in the Oil&Gas up-stream sector

Companies operating in the Oil&Gas down-stream sector

Chemical companies, including petrochemicals and specialty chemicals
Energy companies
Companies operating in the food and biotechnology sectors
Pharmaceutical companies
Materials manufacturers
FEED Engineering companies
Environmental and safety consulting companies
Manufacturing industries
Industrial laboratories
Technical departments of Public or State Administrations.

Biotechnological Engineer

function in a professional context:
Graduate Biotechnological Engineers are highly specialised professionals working in the development, planning, design and operational management of plants, systems, processes and services in a range of industrial sectors using biotechnologies. The main reference sectors are the biochemical, pharmaceutical, food and biotechnology industries.

Biotechnological Engineers may also work in industrial research and development, particularly focusing on innovative biotechnological processes.

In Italy, graduates may be required to pass a state exam and register in the national engineers' association to work as freelance professionals.

Some typical activities of Biotechnological Engineers include:

- Coordination and management of biotechnological production processes;

- Coordination and management of the design of biotechnological plants;

- Modelling and design of plant and process equipment for biotechnological and food industries;

- Supervision of industrial plants for biotechnological, biochemical, food, pharmaceutical, bioenergy, waste and wastewater treatment industries;

- Design and management of plants for waste treatment, waste disposal, water purification and the reclamation of polluted soils using biotechnologies;

- Risk assessments for biotechnological processes and plants;

- Research for the innovation of biotechnological transformation processes, also designing and running laboratory-scale and pilot-scale experimental tests.

Opportunities for professional growth, specialisation, broadening of skills and professional responsibilities in specific process industry sectors characterized by high innovation, may be available by enrolling in PhDs or Professional Masters.

competencies associated to the function:

The main competences of the Biotechnological Engineer include:

- Knowledge of the theoretical and scientific aspects of mathematics, biochemistry and other basic sciences needed to interpret and describe engineering problems applied to biotechnologies;

- In-depth knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, transport phenomena and unit operations;

- In-depth knowledge of the design of process plants and process equipment;

- In-depth knowledge of the environmental and safety problems linked to process design and operation;

- Knowledge of industrial instrumentation and process control;

- Knowledge of productions and processes in biotechnologies sectors;

- Knowledge of business organisation and project management;

- Ability to identify, formulate and solve complex problems, as those requiring an interdisciplinary approach, also using innovative methods;

- Ability to design, plan and manage complex and/or innovative systems, processes and services;

- Self-learning and lifelong learning competencies;

- Interpersonal, organisational and managerial skills;

- Context knowledge and transversal skills.

Career opportunities:

The main career opportunities available to Biotechnological Engineers are:

Chemical companies

Energy companies

Companies operating in the biotechnology and food sectors
Pharmaceutical companies
Environmental and safety consulting companies
Industrial laboratories.
Food companies