Senior Fired Heater Engineer & Process Technology Leader

Honeywell Technologies; Rosemont (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Match

FSA

HSA

Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Honeywell Technologies is seeking a Senior Fired Heater Engineer to lead design, analysis, and optimization across its process technology portfolio. The role requires deep thermal and mechanical integration expertise, with responsibilities spanning from R&D to field support and project execution.

You will mentor teams, interface with customers and vendors, and contribute to standards development while traveling up to 10% for project needs. A 15+ year background in fired heaters is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or related discipline)
• 15+ years’ experience in fired heater design, engineering and/or operation in the process industries.
• Expert knowledge of API codes and standards (API 560, API 530, API 535) and related practices
• Active API Code Committee participation or leadership (value)
• Experience integrating process, thermal, and mechanical design considerations for complex equipment systems

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for fired heater systems across UOP’s portfolio
• Lead thermal design and performance evaluation of fired heaters using modeling tools
• Drive equipment specification, design reviews, and optimization for new units, revamps, and debottlenecking projects
• Troubleshoot complex operational and design issues and provide solutions
• Lead innovation to improve fired heater performance, reliability, emissions, and efficiency
• Develop and enhance engineering standards, tools, and best practices for fired heater design
• Interface with customers, vendors, and global engineering teams to ensure project delivery
• Provide technical mentoring, coaching, and training to develop expertise
• Support new technology commercialization and strategic initiatives in fired heater systems
• Travel up to 10% worldwide for project needs

Skills

Fired heater design

Thermal analysis

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical mentoring

API codes knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

FRNC modeling

Job description

Honeywell Technologies is seeking a Senior Fired Heater Engineer to lead design, analysis, and optimization across its process technology portfolio. The role requires deep thermal and mechanical integration expertise, with responsibilities spanning from R&D to field support and project execution.

You will mentor teams, interface with customers and vendors, and contribute to standards development while traveling up to 10% for project needs. A 15+ year background in fired heaters is expected.