Product Engineer, Recovery Boilers

Lead the Future of Sustainable Solutions! Join us as a Product Engineer and drive innovation, growth, and impact.

The Product Engineer for Recovery Boiler Applications is responsible for providing technical expertise, product development support, and engineering guidance related to recovery boiler equipment, systems, and solutions. This role bridges customer needs, product design, and field performance—ensuring that the organization’s recovery boiler technologies meet safety, efficiency, reliability, and regulatory expectations. The engineer supports sales, project execution, and aftermarket service with deep knowledge of kraft recovery processes and related equipment performance.

Product Technical Ownership

• Support development and refinement of product specifications, design standards, and engineering guidelines.
• Evaluate boiler performance data from customers and field teams to guide product improvements.

Engineering & Application Support

• Provide technical recommendations for boiler upgrades, rebuilds, and optimization packages.
• Assist with equipment sizing, thermal calculations, and process design for air systems, heat transfer surfaces, smelt systems, sootblowers, ESPs, and related components.
• Benchmark competitive technologies and incorporate best practices into product design.

Customer & Sales Support

• Participate in customer meetings to translate requirements into engineered solutions.
• Support proposal development with technical inputs, equipment selections, and performance models.
• Deliver technical presentations, training, and product demonstrations.

Field & Aftermarket Support

• Support field service teams on inspections, troubleshooting, and root‑cause investigations.
• Develop upgrade packages for air systems, combustion optimization, fouling mitigation, and pressure‑part enhancements.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Pulp & Paper Science, or related discipline required.
• Experience in recovery boilers, chemical recovery, power & utilities, or heavy industrial steam generation.
• Experience with OEM engineering, process design, or field service support preferred.
• Knowledge of kraft recovery processes, combustion systems, smelt dissolution, and heat transfer fundamentals.
• Familiarity with boiler pressure part design, fluid dynamics, air system optimization, and emissions control equipment.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, 3D models, and field inspection reports.

What We offer:

Valmet offers a dynamic work environment that is team-oriented, international and focused on growth.  We value and encourage an innovative culture that suits development-minded people who enjoy working in a fast-paced and energetic environment.  All this comes with a generous wage and  benefits package that includes a company funded pension plan and 401k with company match.

Additional Information
This role offers a great opportunity to expand your career and apply your well-earned knowledge in a meaningful way. Please note that only online applications will be accepted.

When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together.  With 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries.  Our commitment to moving our customer’s performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how – and above all, teamwork. 

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Valmet is an equal opportunity employer. All employees and applicants for employment will not be discriminated on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.