Advanced Chemical Engineer- Fired Heaters

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 www.uop.com .

You will report directly to our Sr. Chemical Engineering Manager, and you’ll 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 UOP's 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.

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.

You Must Have:

Bachelor’s 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 candidate's 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 (https://benefits.honeywell.com/)

The 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 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 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 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy. Learn more (https://www.honeywell.com/us/en)

THE 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.

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 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 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.