Job Description

We are seeking an experienced HRSG Design Engineer with deep expertise in design, engineering, evaluation of designs, and integrating Heat Recovery Steam Generators for combined-cycle power plants.

The ideal candidate should have a strong foundation in thermal design, mechanical design, pressure part engineering, and ASME/IEC/EN standards, along with hands-on experience working with OEMs, EPC contractors, or HRSG suppliers over complete lifecycle design — concept engineering, detailed engineering, specification development, vendor interfacing, and supporting manufacturing, fabrication, and commissioning activities.

Responsibilities

Perform thermal sizing, heat balance calculations, pinch/approach analysis, and optimization of HRSG configurations (1x1, 2x1, triple-pressure, supplementary firing, etc.).
Prepare and validate heat transfer surfaces, gas/steam temperature profiles, and pressure drops on water and steam circuits, air and flue gas calculations.
Design and analyse pressure parts such as economizers, evaporators, superheaters, reheaters, steam drums, HP/IP/LP circuits.
Prepare design documents including design basis, technical specifications, Datasheets for components, Performance guarantees, Bill of materials (BOM), Operating philosophy and startup/shutdown logic
Selection of various Bought out items; preparation of specifications of balance of plants such as boiler feed pumps, condensers, heat exchangers, Deaerator, ACC, water treatment plants, cooling water systems etc
Develop mechanical calculations per relevant codes (ASME Section I, Section VIII, PED, BSEN 12952, BSEN 13480).
Strong working knowledge of ASME Section I, II, VIII, B31.1EN12952 / EN12953 / API, PED,PSSR, PESR, UKCA, NBIC, compliance
Work with 3D modelling teams for HRSG layout, duct routing, steel structure integration, and support design.
Ensure compliance with wind loads, seismic conditions, and structural integrity requirements.
Review and approve vendor drawings, calculations, and technical documents and perform design audits, technical bid evaluations (TBE), and quality checks with HRSG OEMs.
Collaborate with instrumentation, piping, structural, electrical, and project engineering teams and provide technical support .
Ensure all engineering outputs meet safety, quality, and regulatory standards and deliver the outcomes as per the agreed schedules.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's in mechanical engineering, Power, Thermal Engineering, or equivalent.
PGDG in Power Engineering offered by NPTI, India (Given advantage)
Minimum 10 years in HRSG or boiler design with EPC or OEM experience.
Strong knowledge of combined cycle power plant configuration and steam cycle thermodynamics.
Design and analyses of HRSG, WHRB pressure parts such as economizers, evaporators, superheaters, reheaters, steam drums, HP/IP/LP circuits.
Experience with pressure part design, materials selection, corrosion analysis, creep/fatigue, tube failure, fabrication and inspection and testing of pressure parts.
Strong understanding of GT/HRSG interface issues such as exhaust temperature, mass flow, backpressure.
Expertise in Thermal design software (ThermoFlow, ThermalFlexHRSGSim), Mechanical design tools (e.g., PV Elite, Caesar II, or equivalent), CFD/FEM tools (advantage, not mandatory)

Preferred Experience

Experience in working with HRSG suppliers like Nooter Eriksen, Doosan, Alstom/GE, BHI, CMI, etc.
Experience with supplementary firing, duct burners, diverter dampers, and bypass stacks.
Experience in HRSGs, WHRBs, Conventional thermal plant boilers, retrofits, life-extension studies, and performance upgrade engineering.
Exposure to CFD and FEA analysis for gas flow, tube vibration, thermal stress, etc.

BGV:

Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (BGV) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.

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Senior HRSG Design Engineer