Senior Combustion Solutions Engineer - (End User Combustion Consultant)

Role Overview

Senior Combustion Solutions Engineer - End User Combustion Consultant at Zeeco, serving refining, petrochemical, and related industries across an assigned region.

Company Overview

Zeeco is a global leader in combustion and environmental solutions. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures advanced burners, incinerators, and environmental control systems for oil and gas, petrochemicals, power generation, and other industries. Zeeco delivers innovative technologies that enhance operational efficiency, safety, and environmental compliance.

Role Purpose

To apply combustion expertise as a customer-facing field specialist, diagnosing fired-equipment issues, delivering engineered solutions, and building long-term customer relationships that ensure safe, reliable, and environmentally compliant operations across your assigned region.

Key Responsibilities

Combustion Equipment Expertise

• Diagnose all types of fired equipment, including furnaces, heaters, boilers, flares, incinerators, and ancillary systems.
• Assess mechanical integrity, operational suitability, and remaining equipment life.
• Identify failures and malfunctions, and develop engineered solutions.
• Recommend maintenance scopes, review completed work, and evaluate spare parts strategies.
• Conduct preliminary heater and furnace surveys and generate pre-turnaround reports.
• Support commissioning activities, including equipment receipt checks, installation reviews, and startup assistance.

Zeeco System Navigation

• Coordinate with Zeeco subject matter experts to deliver complete customer solutions.
• Develop scopes of inquiry and integrate applications and project teams as needed.
• Facilitate customer training and educational sessions.

Customer Engagement & Business Development

• Visit existing and new clients to ensure Zeeco is included on AMLs for all product lines.
• Identify new business opportunities and generate inquiries.
• Build trust with key decision makers and influencers.
• Conduct site surveys, troubleshoot equipment, and provide technical assistance.
• Gather market intelligence, support quote clarifications, and help secure orders.
• Collaborate with Zeeco sales, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and other internal teams.
• Support commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting activities at customer facilities.
• Strengthen the performance of Zeeco representatives and agents or identify new partners.
• Deliver technical presentations and training to customer groups.
• Provide feedback to product groups for continuous improvement.
• Track customer turnaround schedules and promote Zeeco products and services accordingly.
• Work in full compliance with Zeeco HSE and Quality systems.

Qualifications & Experience

• Technical or engineering qualification required.
• Extensive experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
• Proven experience with combustion fired equipment is essential.
• Mechanical or process engineering background preferred.
• Commissioning or field experience highly valued.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong relationship building skills and confidence in customer interactions.
• Flexible, hardworking, and collaborative team player.
• Proactive self-starter able to work independently and under pressure.
• Strong troubleshooting and lateral problem-solving abilities.
• Willingness to go the extra mile for customers.
• Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal.
• Strong presentation skills, including comfort presenting to large audiences.

Additional Information

• Must be willing to travel internationally, including to remote or challenging locations.
• Must be willing to travel across the region.