Process Control Engineer

Chevron•Richmond, CA

10h•$120,300 - $237,800

About The Position

The Process Control Engineer designs, implements, and maintains multivariable control applications, including DMC3 and GDOT, and supporting applications such as inferred properties to control and optimize process unit performance. The role also configures and supports process control strategies and regulatory logic, tunes control loops, supports Honeywell TDC-3000 DCS and Honeywell Experion (C300), manages alarms, and assists with training console operators. The position regularly communicates with Operations, Maintenance, Technical, and Planning work groups and reports to the Process Control Team Leader within the refinery.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering.
Minimum of 5–7 years of manufacturing process control engineering experience.
Demonstrated familiarity with petroleum refining processes and/or blending operations.
Demonstrated familiarity with basic and advanced/multivariable process control and DCS, including Honeywell TPS and Experion (C300).
Effective oral and written communication skills with a wide variety of audiences and stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or higher.
10 or more years of refinery manufacturing process control engineering experience.
Familiarity with basic and advanced/multivariable process control and DCS, specifically AspenTech DMC and/or GDOT.
Demonstrated competency and business impact in petroleum refining processes, ideally through process control contributions.
Familiarity with analytical tools such as PI, SEEQ, and Excel.

Responsibilities

Implement, deploy, and maintain multivariable process control applications, including inferential calculations supporting advanced control and optimization, in alignment with short- and long-term operating plans.
Implement and maintain basic and advanced regulatory process control strategies.
Monitor alarm system performance, identify and address nuisance alarms, and work with Operations to improve alarm effectiveness.
Provide daily process control support to console operators.
Collaborate with site personnel to maintain evergreen network and security compliance for basic and advanced process control applications.
Identify and resolve control performance issues in coordination with colleagues in instrumentation, analyzers, process, mechanical equipment, and other specialties.
Identify and capture opportunities to improve safety, reliability, profitability, and operability through process control improvements.
Train refinery personnel in the effective use of process control applications and systems.
Mentor and serve as a resource for refinery process and control engineers, and influence and improve work processes for a global refining technical system.
Apply knowledge of operating-area interactions with the refinery and help troubleshoot process problems in the operating area and refinery.
Maintain and develop process control skills through onsite and offsite training.