(Senior) Proposal Engineer – Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers

As Proposal Engineer, you develop the thermal design and technical content of our heat exchanger proposals. You turn customer requirements into feasible, accurate, well-documented solutions, working closely with the Technical Sales Manager.

Location: Netherlands, Den Haag and/or Tiel.

Key responsibilities

• Review customer inquiries, specifications and datasheets, and identify missing or unclear information
• Perform thermal design and rating, and prepare datasheets, technical descriptions and preliminary drawings
• Document assumptions, exclusions, deviations and risks, and maintain clarification logs
• Prepare cost inputs and man-hour estimates
• Support customer meetings and negotiations with technical clarification
• Prepare handover documentation for project execution on order intake
• Support business development, including customer visits and industry events

Equipment experience

Core experience with:

• Shell-and-tube heat exchangers (TEMA types, e.g. fixed tubesheet, U-tube, floating head)
• Pressure vessel heat exchangers
• Coolers
• Condensers
• Feedwater preheaters

Nice to have (coil and tubular equipment):

• Economizers
• Flue gas coolers
• Flue gas condensers
• Air coolers
• Air preheaters

Technical competencies

• Thermal design and rating of shell-and-tube and tubular heat exchangers
• Preparing process and thermal datasheets (e.g. TEMA datasheets) as the basis for mechanical design and GA drawings
• Single-phase, condensing and evaporating services
• Optimizing heat transfer surfaces, tube layouts and baffle arrangements against pressure drop and fouling
• Flow-induced vibration assessment
• Material selection for corrosive and high-temperature service. Experience with exotic materials (titanium, nickel alloys) and/or duplex and super duplex stainless steels is strongly preferred, including an understanding of why they are selected
• Basic understanding of EN and ASME design principles, to work effectively with mechanical engineers

Standards and codes

Knowledge of:

• TEMA
• API 660 (a plus)

Working familiarity with:

• ASME Section VIII Div. 1
• ASME I
• EN 13445
• PED 2014/68/EU

Software

Hands-on experience with either:

• HTRI
• Aspen

Industries

Experience in one or more of the following. Chemical industry experience is strongly preferred .

• Chemical industry
• Process industry
• Power generation
• Waste-to-energy
• Biomass
• District heating
• Pulp & paper

Education and experience

• Masters / Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Process or Chemical Engineering, or equivalent
• 1–2 years of relevant experience in heat exchanger design or proposal engineering
• Clear, structured and traceable technical documentation
• Awareness of fabrication, QA/QC and cost drivers
• Professional working proficiency in English, written and spoken

At senior level, additionally

• 5+ years of experience in a comparable role
• Independently owns complex, high-value or high-risk inquiries
• Mentors junior colleagues and reviews their work
• Acts as first point of escalation and deputizes for the Technical Sales Manager when delegated
• Contributes to improving tools, procedures and best practices

Izvor: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4477659799/

Nivo: senior