Principal Combustion Engineer
Location
New Jersey + 2 moreAll locations: New Jersey | New York | Pennsylvania
Posted
20 days ago
Salary
$91.2K - $121.4K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Combustion Engineer
Reworld Waste
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for combustion systems, furnace operation, and boiler performance across all Reworld Waste-to-Energy facilities. • Evaluate operating data, trends, and transient events to identify underlying cause-and-effect relationships impacting performance, reliability, and emissions. • Provide expert guidance on control strategy adjustments, operating targets, and system interactions affecting combustion stability and throughput. • Help plants and leadership understand what matters, why it matters, and what does not within the expected skillset. • Support root cause analyses related to environmental exceedances, abnormal emissions events, and combustion-related operating deviations. • Build trusted relationships with plant personnel by listening, demonstrating technical credibility, and valuing operational insight.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
- Minimum of 8–10 years of experience in combustion systems, boiler performance, thermal processes, or industrial power generation
- Demonstrated experience supporting operating facilities in a senior technical or advisory capacity
- Proven ability to compile and analyze complex operating data and translate findings into practical, high-impact recommendations
Benefits
- medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental plans
- 401(k) plan
- paid parental leave
- paid time off
- paid holidays
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