Senior Manager / Manager - Process Engineer (Fired Heater)

Thermal Design & Process Engineering: • Perform fired heater thermal design and rating using FRNC5 .

• Optimize radiant and convection sections to maximize thermal efficiency and performance.

• Carry out material selection and pressure drop calculations.

• Design and size expansion tanks, oil coolers, oil pumps, slipstream filters, and complete heat transfer oil systems.

• Perform heater rating, capacity verification, debottlenecking, revamp studies, coil replacement, fuel switching, burner upgrades, and thermal optimization.

• Validate heater performance against process guarantees, project specifications, and client requirements.

• Design fuel gas and fuel oil systems, including line sizing and duct sizing.

• Develop process deliverables including PFDs , P&IDs , equipment specifications, and process calculations.

• Prepare equipment specifications for burners, relief valves, control valves, shut-off valves, fans, dampers, and other process equipment.

• Design and evaluate heat recovery systems, including air preheaters.

Engineering Deliverables: Prepare and review:

• Heat & Material Balance

• Equipment Datasheets

• Utility Summary

• Performance Guarantee Calculations

• Equipment Specifications

• Technical Bid Deviations

• Technical Evaluation of Bought-Out Equipment

• Commissioning Documentation

• Performance Test Procedures

Proposal Engineering & Project Execution: • Review customer specifications and perform fired heater sizing.

• Support proposal engineering by preparing thermal designs during the bidding stage.

• Develop Bills of Quantity (BOQ) and project cost estimates.

• Prepare comprehensive techno-commercial proposals.

• Participate in technical discussions with customers during bidding and project execution.

• Review vendor documentation and technical submittals.

• Participate in HAZOP studies and multidisciplinary design reviews.

• Coordinate closely with Mechanical, Combustion, C&I, Electrical, and Project Engineering teams.

• Support site commissioning, performance testing, troubleshooting, operational optimization, and guarantee runs.

Mandatory Technical Expertise: The ideal candidate must possess hands-on experience in:

• FRNC5 Fired Heater Design Software

• Fired Heater Thermal Design & Rating

• Fired Heater Revamp & Debottlenecking

• Operational Troubleshooting

• Design of Expansion Tanks

• Oil Coolers

• Oil Pumps

• Slipstream Filters

• Complete Heat Transfer Oil Systems

Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of:

• API 560

• API 530

• ASME Codes

• TEMA Standards

• Fired Heater Design Principles

• Combustion Engineering

• Radiant & Convection Section Heat Transfer

• Burner Performance

• Fuel Gas & Fuel Oil Systems

• Heat Recovery Systems (Air Preheaters)

• Low NOx Combustion & Emission Reduction Techniques

• Energy Optimization & Efficiency Improvement

• Process Equipment including Pumps, Fans, Filters, Dampers, Process Valves, and Control Valves

Preferred Software and Industry Experience: Mandatory Software experience:

• FRNC5

Preferred software experience:

• HTRI

• Advanced Microsoft Excel

Preferred Industry Experience:

Experience in one or more of the following:

• Fired Heater OEMs

• Oil & Gas

• Refineries

• Petrochemical Plants

• LNG Facilities

• EPC Companies specializing in Fired Heater Design

What Makes You Successful: • You will excel in this role if you:

• Are an expert user of FRNC5 for fired heater design, rating, optimization, and revamp studies.

• Possess strong fundamentals in thermal engineering, combustion science, and heat transfer.

• Can independently execute complex fired heater thermal design assignments.

• Have experience leading technical discussions with customers, licensors, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Enjoy solving complex operational challenges through analytical thinking and engineering excellence.

• Demonstrate strong communication, problem-solving, and project coordination skills.