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.

Engineer World-Class Fired Heater Solutions with a Global Leader: At Zeeco , engineering is about solving complex combustion challenges that drive efficiency, reliability, and sustainability for the world's leading energy companies.

For more than five decades, Zeeco has been a global leader in combustion and environmental solutions, delivering advanced technologies for refineries, petrochemical plants, LNG facilities, power generation, and other industrial applications. With engineering, manufacturing, and service operations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, our solutions support customers in over 100 countries.

As part of our continued growth, we are expanding our Engineering Centre in Pune , creating a centre of engineering excellence that supports complex fired heater projects across global markets.

If you're passionate about fired heater technology and are looking for an opportunity to work on technically challenging international projects while collaborating with industry experts, we'd like to hear from you.

The Opportunity: We are seeking an experienced Process Engineering professional specializing in Fired Heater Thermal Design to join our growing Engineering Centre in Pune.

This opportunity is ideal for engineers with strong expertise in FRNC5 , fired heater thermal design, combustion engineering, process optimization, and operational troubleshooting who are looking to broaden their experience through global collaboration and technically challenging projects.

The position and level will be aligned with the successful candidate's qualifications, experience, and demonstrated technical expertise.

Key Responsibilities: Fired Heater Engineering

You will be responsible for delivering technically robust fired heater designs and performance improvements by:

Performing thermal design and heater rating using FRNC5

Optimizing radiant and convection section performance

Improving thermal efficiency and combustion performance

Conducting heater revamp, debottlenecking and capacity verification studies

Supporting burner upgrades and fuel-switching projects

Validating process guarantees against project requirements

Ensuring compliance with API 560, API 530 and client specifications

Process Engineering

Prepare and review engineering deliverables including:

Heat & Material Balances

Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs)

Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)

Equipment Datasheets

Utility Summaries

Performance Guarantee Calculations

Technical Specifications

Technical Deviations

Prepare engineering specifications for:

Burners

Relief Valves

Process Valves

Control Valves

Shut-Off Valves

Fans

Fuel Gas & Fuel Oil Systems

Air Preheaters

Expansion Tanks

Oil Coolers

Oil Pumps

Slipstream Filters and associated thermal fluid systems

Proposal & Project Engineering

Review customer specifications and recommend optimum fired heater solutions.

Perform heater sizing and thermal evaluations.

Prepare Bills of Quantity (BOQs) and engineering cost estimates.

Support techno-commercial proposals.

Participate in customer technical meetings and design reviews.

Review vendor documentation.

Participate in HAZOP studies.

Coordinate with Mechanical, Combustion, Instrumentation & Controls, Electrical and Project Engineering teams throughout project execution.

Commissioning & Technical Support

Support project execution through:

Site commissioning

Start-up activities

Performance guarantee testing

Operational troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Performance optimization

Customer technical support

Technical Expertise: Mandatory

Hands-on experience with:

FRNC5

Fired Heater Thermal Design

Heater Rating

Fired Heater Revamps

Debottlenecking

Combustion Engineering

Operational Troubleshooting

Thermal Performance Optimization

Experience in the design of:

Expansion Tanks

Oil Pumps

Oil Coolers

Slipstream Filtration Systems

Associated Thermal Fluid Systems

Technical Knowledge

Strong understanding of:

API 560

API 530

ASME

TEMA

Fired Heater Design

Combustion Engineering

Radiant & Convection Heat Transfer

Burner Performance

Fuel Gas & Fuel Oil Systems

Heat Recovery Systems

Air Preheaters

NOx Reduction Technologies

Energy & Thermal Optimization

Software Experience: Mandatory

FRNC5

Preferred

HTRI

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Industry Experience: Experience in one or more of the following industries:

Fired Heater OEMs

Oil & Gas

Refining

Petrochemical

LNG

EPC Organizations specializing in Fired Heater Design

Education & Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or an equivalent discipline from a recognized university.

Experience

Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in Fired Heater Process Engineering within the Oil & Gas, Refining, Petrochemical, LNG, or EPC industry.

Demonstrated experience in the thermal design, rating, revamp, and optimization of fired heaters .

Build the Next Chapter of Your Engineering Career with 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.