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What is the role of a Process Engineer - Fired Heater at Zeeco?

The Process Engineer - Fired Heater position at Zeeco is a Full-time or part-time position opportunity in the Engineering field.

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Pune, Mahārāshtra, 440034, India

What type of employment is offered for this Process Engineer - Fired Heater role?

Full-time or part-time position

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Compensation will be discussed during the hiring process.

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Process Engineer - Fired Heater

About Zeeco:

Zeeco is a global leader in combustion and environmental solutions, delivering advanced technologies for the refining, petrochemical, LNG, chemical, and power industries. Zeeco engineers and manufactures world-class fired heaters, burners, flares, thermal oxidizers, and combustion systems designed to maximize thermal efficiency, operational reliability, and environmental compliance.

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Process Engineer with 10+ years of experience and extensive expertise in FRNC5 software for the thermal design, rating, revamp, and optimization of refinery and petrochemical fired heaters. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and validating thermal designs, evaluating heater performance, optimizing combustion efficiency, and ensuring compliance with API 560 & API 530 and client specifications throughout proposal, detailed engineering, and project execution.

Hands-on experience with FRNC software is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities:

Principle Duties:

Perform fired heater thermal design and rating using FRNC5.
Optimize furnace & Convective section and overall heater efficiency.
Material selection and Pressure drop calculations.
Sizing expansion tank, oil cooler, oil pumps, slipstream filters and the associated oil system.
Conduct heater rating, capacity verification, debottlenecking, revamp, coil replacement, fuel-switching, burner upgrade, thermal optimization, and efficiency improvement studies.
Validate thermal performance against process guarantees and client specifications.
Understanding project specifications, developing P&IDs, PFD, preparing equipment specifications like Burners, relief valves, process valves, control valves, Shut Off Valves, Fans etc. Fuel gas, fuel oil line sizing, Duct sizing, design of Air preheaters
Preparation of Bill of Quantity and developing cost.
Preparation of Techno-commercial offer during bidding stage.
Discussion with customer during bidding and execution stage, attending HAZOP.

Engineering Deliverables:

Prepare and review:

Heat & Material Balance
Equipment Datasheets
Preparation specification and evaluation of bought out equipment
Utility Summary
Performance Guarantee Calculations
Technical Deviations
Commissioning & Performance Test Documentation

Proposal, Project Execution & Commissioning:

Review customer specifications and perform heater sizing.
Support during bidding stage with heater design, prepare bill of quantity, developing cost,
Preparation of techno-commercial offer.
Review vendor documentation and participate in HAZOP and design reviews.
Coordinate with Mechanical, Combustion, C&I, Electrical, and Project Engineering teams.
Support commissioning, performance testing, troubleshooting, and operational optimization

Mandatory Technical Skills:

Candidates must have hands-on experience in:

FRNC5 design software
Fired Heater Thermal Design & Rating
Heater Revamp & Debottlenecking
Operational Troubleshooting
Design and knowledge of the expansion tank, oil cooler, oil pumps, slipstream filters and the associated oil system

Technical Knowledge:

Strong understanding of:

Codes including API 560, API 530, ASME, TEMA
Fired Heater Design
Combustion Engineering
Radiant & Convection Section Heat Transfer
Burner Performance
Fuel Gas/oil Systems
Heat Recovery systems such as Air Preheaters
NOx Reduction Techniques
Energy Optimization
Equipment like Oil Pumps, Fans, Process valves, dampers, control valves, filters etc

Preferred Software and Industry Experience:

Mandatory:

FRNC5

Preferred:

HTRI
Advanced Microsoft Excel

Experience in one or more of the following industries:

Fired Heater OEMs
Oil & Gas
Refineries
Petrochemical Plants
LNG Facilities
EPC Companies specializing in Fired Heater Design

Desired Competencies:

Expert proficiency in FRNC5 for fired heater design, rating, and revamp.
Strong knowledge of thermal design, combustion science, and heat transfer.
Ability to independently execute fired heater thermal design and optimization projects.
Experience leading technical discussions with clients and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills.

Why Join Zeeco?

Opportunity to work with one of the world's leading combustion technology companies.
Exposure to global projects involving advanced burner technologies and low-emission combustion systems.
Collaborative international engineering environment.
Career growth through challenging industrial combustion and energy transition projects.

Process Engineer - Fired Heater in Pune, Mahārāshtra at Zeeco

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