Advanced Chemical Engineer- Fired Heaters
Rosemont, IL - USA
Job Summary
When you join Honeywell you become a member of our global team of thinkers innovators dreamers and doers who make the things that make the future.
UOP a Honeywell company headquartered in Rosemont Illinois is a leading international licensor of processing technology and supplier of engineering services catalysts and adsorbents equipment specialty materials and digital solutions for the global refining gas processing and petrochemical industries. With more than a century of leadership in hydrocarbon processing technologies UOP has led six revolutions in technology that transformed our industry. For more information visit .
You will report directly to our Sr. Chemical Engineering Manager and youll work out of our Rosemont IL or Houston TX location on a Hybrid work schedule.
Hybrid Work Schedule Note: For the first 90 days New Hires must be prepared to work 100% onsite M-F
Be part of a team that applies its expertise and knowledge across Honeywell UOPs broad portfolio of process technologies in refining petrochemicals gas and renewables areas. You will work as part of a multidiscipline team with process equipment service project management customers contractors and vendors to execute projects. You will generate designs produce specifications evaluate revamps troubleshoot operations and communicate results. You will utilize your Heat Transfer expertise to provide UOP and its customers with knowledge of the design specification operation and capabilities of fired heaters. You will develop the product designs necessary to drive product improvement and will be integral in securing present and future business by consistently meeting or exceeding Voice of Customer requirements.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute fired heater thermal design and performance evaluations including advanced use of FRNC Software.
- Provide expert-level equipment selection design review and optimization for new units revamps and debottlenecking efforts.
- Independently develop engineering specifications calculations and technical deliverables for project execution.
- Serve as 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 directly with customers vendors and global project teams to support project execution
- Mentor engineers and serve as a technical presenter to internal and external customers.
Qualifications
You Must Have:
- Bachelors degree in Engineering (Chemical Mechanical or related discipline)
- 5 years experience in engineering and/or operation in the process industries.
We Value:
- 3 years 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 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.
Travel required: Ability to travel up to 10% world-wide typically of short duration (generally between a few days and two weeks).
The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas) Colorado Connecticut and Hawaii is $104K - $130K. For Washington and most major metropolitan areas in New York & California the annual base salary range is $119K - $149K. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position the candidates work experience education and training key skills as well as market and business considerations
U.S. PERSON REQUIREMENTS
Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations candidate must be a U.S. Person which is defined as a U.S. citizen a U.S. permanent resident or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status or have the ability to obtain an export authorization
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL
In addition to a competitive salary leading-edge work and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical Dental Vision and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match Flexible Spending Accounts Health Savings Accounts EAP and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave Paid Time Off (for vacation personal business sick time and parental leave) and 12 Paid Holidays. Learn more ( application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Job posting date: November 5 2026.
ABOUT HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGIES
Honeywell Technologies is a global pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the worlds most mission-critical challenges enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services solutions and products underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sectors transition from automation to autonomy. Learn more ( BUSINESS UNIT
Honeywell Technologies Process Technology helps customers improve energy efficiency sustainability and operational performance through advanced process technologies and industry expertise. From process licensing and catalysts to digital solutions and engineering services we support innovation across energy refining petrochemicals and emerging low-carbon industries.
Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age race creed color national origin ancestry marital status affectional or sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability nationality sex religion or veteran status.
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Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors wit ... View more