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.