Principal Technical Professional - Process (Furnace Structural Design)

About the role

KBR is looking for a Senior/Principal Technical Professional for its process furnace structural design role in Gurgaon. The candidate designs and details furnace and heater systems, including main furnace structures, ducting, stacks and lifting and transportation analysis, and reviews fabrication, detailing and erection drawings against design intent, codes and project specifications.

Key responsibilities

• Review and check fabrication, detailing and erection drawings for compliance with structural design intent, codes, project specifications and constructability.
• Coordinate with the Detail Engineering Contractor, fabricators and resolve shop and site issues related to structural engineering and detailing.
• Provide structural engineering support during procurement, fabrication and site erection, and review vendor/fabricator documents and drawings.
• Support resolution of technical queries arising during fabrication and erection.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or master's degree in civil, structural or mechanical engineering.
• About 10-15 years of furnace structural design experience in an EPC company, furnace/heater company or engineering consultancy.
• Hands-on experience designing fired heaters, ammonia/hydrogen reformers, cracking furnaces and waste heat recovery systems is highly preferred.
• Experience on international/global projects and with multi-location teams, and with vendors and fabricators, is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Structural analysis and design principles, and knowledge of fired heater, reformer and cracker structural systems.
• Proficiency in STAAD.Pro for modelling, analysis and design.
• Familiarity with 3D review tools such as S3D, E3D, Navisworks and SPR.
• International structural codes (ASCE/UBC/AISC/Eurocodes/IS codes) and furnace codes (API 560, API 530, ASME STS-1).
• Understanding of wind, seismic, operating, thermal, piping, equipment, erection and maintenance loads, and of lifting, transport and erection requirements.