Head - FED

The Fuel Equipment Design Engineer will be responsible for full contract and design execution of fuel system and combustion equipment supply contracts with a focus on natural gas delivery systems and gas-fired low NOx combustion technology for wall fired and T fired boilers in the industrial and electric utility space. Also responsible for Low Nox retrofits of Coal and oil-fired steam generators, Combustion improvement, studies and burner tuning.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Serve as the lead design engineer on many projects in the development of project Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDS) for complete natural gas delivery systems, coal and oil-fired systems.
• Design, specify and/or selection appropriate equipment for responsible systems, such as natural gas filtration, pressure reduction and/or flow control equipment as well as burners system components and auxiliaries.
• Design. sizing and selection of fuel piping & supports, burners of coal firing systems. Preparation and review of P&IDs, sizing and selection of oil firing system equipment & fittings.
• Meet performance expectations for executing natural gas-fired boiler projects, becoming a subject matter expert in fuel system design and the various firing systems as the individual grows within the organization.
• Provide proposal and sales support with customer presentations, consultative technical guidance, and project financial estimates.
• Author field test procedures and reports, and lead service teams during fuel system commissioning and burner and emissions performance optimization and acceptance testing programs.
• Develop and/or maintain existing engineering standards for equipment sizing and performance predictions.
• Develop working knowledge of the engineering division-standards, contract file system, drawing file system, and quality procedures.
• Exposure to turnkey project execution of Fossil Fuel Power Plants, with a clear understanding of end-to-end project activities and effective collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams, along with hands-on involvement in supporting site erection and commissioning responsibilities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering required; master’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering preferred.
• Eight (8) or more years’ experience in the power or related industry.
• Knowledge of ASME B31 Piping Design, NFPA Codes, and product application. A plus
• Valid passport and ability to travel as required.
• Experience in field start-up and operations is a plus.
• Experience with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a plus.
• Exposure to 3D packages, extraction of drawings, review of 3D models is a plus. Exposure to Material standards, control valve sizing standards, pressure drop calculations.