Senior Process Engineer

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John Zink, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to join our Product and Technology team. This role is responsible for the selection and detailed engineering of proprietary combustion equipment offered for the North American process burner business.

The individual will work closely with commercial, project execution, startup/commissioning, and product development teams to provide performance predictions, detailed engineered designs, and startup/commissioning support for proprietary combustion equipment and systems.
This role is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

• Generate and use engineering codes to predict the performance of combustion related equipment and systems.
• Use engineering analysis to design and troubleshoot combustion equipment and systems.
• Use CFD analysis to understand and enhance the performance of combustion components and systems.
• Characterize burner performance by firing burners in the John Zink test center.
• Communicate engineering results to and collaborate with commercial, project execution, startup/commissioning, and product development team stake holders.
• Travel to customer operating facilities for technical meetings, HAZOPs, equipment startup, and consultation / troubleshooting of combustion equipment and systems.
• Develop professional relationships with combustion SMEs (Subject Matter Expert) from industry professionals and customers.
• Participate, present papers and attend approved seminars, conferences and other regulatory forums like API, PCTF, EPC etc.

• Minimum of a BS in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or an equivalent engineering degree.
• Demonstrated experience applying engineering analysis to solve problems in disciplines in or related to combustion (thermodynamics, chemistry, fluid flow, heat transfer, ...etc.)
• Ability to Travel 20%

• MS Degree in a related engineering field.
• Five plus (5+) years experience performing detailed engineering analysis for combustion applications.
• Experience using Star CCM+, ANSYS Fluent, or other commercial CFD codes.
• Experience generating engineering codes using MATLAB, Python, or other programming languages.

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As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, John Zink Hamworthy Combustion (JZHC) is a global leader in combustion and emission control solutions. Our research and development facilities make up the largest testing complex of its kind. Additionally, our worldwide service organization is the largest, most technically advanced team of its kind. We provide solutions to capture emissions, destroy pollutants, manage waste and heat vital processes to help industries operate more cleanly and efficiently.

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Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

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