Planning & Optimization Engineer II

Marathon Petroleum Corporation • Los Angeles, CA

3d

About The Position

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. Position Summary Value Chain Optimization (VCO) is seeking a motivated employee with interest in commercial optimization. The employee will learn how to collaborate with multiple refining and commercial counterparts while learning commercial planning and scheduling skills. The employee will also utilize software such as Aspentech PIMS (Linear programming model) and Aspentech Petroleum Scheduler (APS). VCO views this as a knowledge-enhancing role for an employee seeking to learn commercial economics and planning. The role will begin with learning various coordinating/scheduling desks and will progress into learning PIMS LP modeling as dictated by department needs. This position provides the candidate with key economic, planning, and logistics knowledge that will continue to inform decisions for future refining or commercial roles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required, Chemical Engineering preferred.
• Two (2) years relevant experience.
• Action Planning
• Adaptability
• Business Acumen
• Communication
• Continuous Learning
• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Innovation
• Problem Solving
• Results Driven
• Teamwork

Nice To Haves

• Technical Services and/or Economics & Planning experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the commercial aspects of refinery operations, including feedstock selection, product and intermediate placement, supply chain optimization, and market analysis.
• Demonstrates a fundamental understanding of refinery operations, economics, and market dynamics.
• Develops and communicates strategies that capture missed opportunities and closes production optimization gaps.
• Assists in collaboration meetings with the value chain to discuss both local and regional economic drivers.
• Develops optimized and executable production plans for a single refinery using linear programming simulation models.
• Modifies production plans as needed to adjust to demand/margin changes.
• Identifies constraints associated with refinery modeling, uses provided input to develop refinery plans.
• Conducts detailed analysis of buy-or-make options, considering factors such as cost, quality, supply chain implications, and market dynamics.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to gather relevant data and insights.
• Assists in developing decision-making frameworks and presenting findings to stakeholders.
• Analyzes historical refinery data to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to validate data accuracy and completeness.
• Assists in developing backcast models and scenarios to evaluate past performance and identify optimization opportunities.
• Conducts project support cases independently under supervision.
• Demonstrates understanding of refinery operations and commercial aspects of projects.
• Able to analyze data, identify issues, and propose solutions with guidance.
• Collaborates with team members to execute project support tasks effectively.
• Understands local refinery deliverables and can effectively manage with support of others.
• Understands how scheduling tools/processes work and is trained on APS to develop local refinery plans.

Benefits

• Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement.
• Detailed benefit information is available at mympcbenefits.com .
• The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees