Industrial Combustion Field Engineer

What a day looks like

You step onto a customer site, power up test instrumentation, and bring a Natcom or other industrial burner online. You commission and tune Nebraska I.W.T boilers and auxiliary equipment, validate safety interlocks in PLC/FIREYE burner management systems, capture combustion data, and close the loop with clear site and project reports. Along the way, you guide customer technicians and subcontractors, lead the daily plan, and train operators so the system runs safely, efficiently, and reliably.

What you'll tackle

• Perform complex installations, startups, performance testing, troubleshooting, and modifications for industrial burners, Nebraska I.W.T boilers, and related auxiliary equipment.
• Install, commission, tune, repair, and diagnose Natcom and other industrial burner systems; complete combustion datasheets, site reports, and project status reports.
• Conduct in-shop equipment inspections and Field Acceptance Tests prior to deployment.
• Serve as lead on site: assign and prioritize technical work, instruct and oversee customer and subcontractor personnel, and conduct customer training.
• Maintain strong, professional relationships with customer personnel and represent Cleaver-Brooks with integrity.
• Promote sales of spare parts and surface opportunities for new equipment solutions.
• Perform other service-related tasks as directed by the Service Manager.

Travel

• Approximately 75% travel (domestic and international); ability to obtain and maintain a valid U.S. passport is required.
• Frequent air travel and rental car use; extensive travel is essential to the role.

Collaboration and communication

• Internal contacts: Moderate (6–15%); may require interpretation of established methods or procedures.
• External contacts: Frequent (36–65%); often involves resolving issues where precedents are limited and sound judgment is critical.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma/GED required; preferred 1 year of additional training/certification.
• Experience: Minimum 8 years, including commissioning industrial burners rated 20–350 mm BTU/hr firing #2, #6, and natural gas.
• Controls: Working knowledge of PLC and FIREYE-based Burner Management Systems.
• Combustion control: Single-point, parallel positioning, and metered systems; loop controllers.
• Skills: Advanced problem solving, strong electrical troubleshooting, effective verbal and written communication.

Physical demands and environment

• Work requires skilled, precise, and coordinated manual effort with mostly moderate physical exertion.
• Must be capable of entering confined spaces such as windboxes and furnaces through standard access door sizing.
• Limited exposure to one or two extremely disagreeable features; potential exposure to hazards that may result in short-term work-related absences.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, maternity support program, discounted virtual physician visits, voluntary medical benefits (Critical Illness, Hospital Care, and Accidental Injury), FSA, HSA, life insurance, short term and long-term disability
• Cash matching 401(k) plan
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Pet insurance
• Employee discount program
• Tuition assistance
• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays

About Cleaver-Brooks

Cleaver-Brooks leads the industry with fully integrated boiler-room solutions—manufacturing boilers, burners, controls, and a complete range of ancillary and aftermarket products. Our single-source approach delivers efficient, safe, reliable, and sustainable systems that reduce total cost and optimize space. Backed by a 90+ year legacy and an unmatched distribution network, we provide the service, training, and support customers count on.

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