Advanced Chemical Engineer- Fired Heaters
About The Position
Honeywell UOP is seeking an Advanced Chemical Engineer specializing in fired heaters to apply heat-transfer expertise across its process-technology portfolio in refining, petrochemicals, gas, and renewables. The role works on multidisciplinary project teams spanning process, equipment, service, project management, customers, contractors, and vendors. The engineer develops fired-heater designs and specifications, evaluates revamps, troubleshoots operations, communicates technical results, and contributes product designs that improve offerings and meet customer requirements. The position is based in Rosemont, Illinois, or Houston, Texas, on a hybrid schedule. New hires must work fully onsite Monday through Friday for their first 90 days. The role reports to the Senior Chemical Engineering Manager and requires the ability to travel worldwide up to 10%, typically for short durations of a few days to two weeks.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, such as Chemical, Mechanical, or a related discipline.
- At least 5 years of experience in engineering and/or operations in the process industries.
- Must meet the U.S. Person requirement: be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status, or have the ability to obtain export authorization.
- Ability to travel worldwide up to 10%, typically for short-duration trips.
Nice To Haves
- At least 3 years of focused experience in fired-heater design.
- Deep knowledge of fired-heater design, including heat transfer, combustion, and fluid-flow principles.
- Strong understanding of industry standards such as API 560, API 530, and API 535, and associated practices.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical workstreams independently.
- Experience with revamp design, troubleshooting, and performance optimization of operating fired heaters.
Responsibilities
- Execute fired-heater thermal design and performance evaluations, including advanced use of FRNC software.
- Provide equipment selection, design review, and optimization for new units, revamps, and debottlenecking efforts.
- Independently develop engineering specifications, calculations, and technical deliverables for project execution.
- Act as a technical specialist reviewer for fired-heater designs and proposals.
- Contribute to and lead development of engineering standards, tools, and best practices to improve execution efficiency.
- Interface with customers, vendors, and global project teams to support project execution.
- Mentor engineers and present technical material to internal and external customers.
- Generate designs, produce specifications, evaluate revamps, troubleshoot operations, and communicate results.
- Develop product designs to drive product improvement and meet or exceed customer requirements.
Benefits
- Employer-subsidized medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Educational assistance.
- Parental leave.
- Paid time off for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave.
- 12 paid holidays.
- Competitive salary and leading-edge work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
