Sr Engineer I, Materials, Billings Refinery

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As a Sr Engineer I, Materials, you will play a key role in providing engineering support in the multiple areas, as well as contribute expert advice on the selection and fabrication of materials, corrosion control and maintaining the mechanical integrity of pressure retaining systems.  This role will demonstrate leadership in managing Risk Based Inspection (RBI) analysis of pressure containing equipment as well as working with inspectors to develop, implement and analyze pressure equipment inspection plans.

What You’ll Do

• Apply materials and corrosion engineering expertise to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of refinery equipment.
• Analyze material performance and corrosion damage mechanisms to develop practical engineering solutions for maintenance, operations, and capital projects.
• Design, review, and support materials selection, coatings, corrosion control, and welding approaches in accordance with established standards and regulatory requirements.
• Manage and support technical troubleshooting efforts, including failure investigations, testing, inspection planning, and validation of designs and operating limits.
• Partner with operations, inspection, reliability, maintenance, and process teams to monitor corrosion performance and key process variables.
• Support mechanical integrity, risk-based inspection, and integrity operating window programs through analysis, recommendations, and clear technical documentation.
• Develop and maintain engineering drawings, reports, and records that enable effective communication and informed decision-making.
• Stay current on materials and corrosion technologies, contribute improvement ideas, and deliver defined projects as a trusted technical resource while continuing to build professional capability.

What You’ll Bring – Required

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC).
• Possess a valid driver's license
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to comply with the following:
  • Travel up to 5%
  • Operate company vehicle on site premises and/or public roads up to 10%
  • Work extended hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, and perform occasional duties.
  • Transport articles up to 50 pounds
  • Climb ladders and stairs up to 200 feet, and wear fall protection
  • Work safely near large, hot, high-speed machines, around chemicals and hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat, and in harsh weather conditions.
  • Wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment.
  • Maintain face daily for proper respirator/face mask seal. (some examples include being free of facial hair and/or clean shaven)

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher

• 3 or more years of experience managing corrosion and materials programs
• Intermediate or greater proficiency applying failure investigation methodology and problem-solving principles

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred

• 5 or more years of experience managing corrosion and materials programs at a refinery
• Working knowledge of:

• • Sections I, V, VIII, and IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
  • Requirements of ASME B31.3 and API Inspection Codes 510, 570, and 653
  • Damage mechanisms that affect refinery equipment including fundamentals of corrosion, basic forms of corrosion, and methods of corrosion control, as well as API Corrosion and Materials Recommended Practices 571, 491-939-C
  • Performing remaining life and fitness for service evaluations
  • Risk-based inspection methodologies and how to utilize the methodologies
• Proficiency with computer applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook, SAP, PCMS, and API RBI software

Compensation Range 

This position has a base salary range of $137,700 - $168,300.

At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the role’s requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.

The Billings Refinery is located in Billings, Montana. Its facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. The refinery processes a mixture of Canadian heavy, high-sulfur crude oil delivered by pipeline, and domestic crude oil delivered by truck. With the startup of a new vacuum distillation unit in 2017, the refinery has 100 percent heavy crude processing capability. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels and petroleum coke. Finished petroleum products are distributed by pipeline, rail car and truck. Pipelines transport most of the refined products to markets in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Washington.

Total Rewards

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards.

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com. 

To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 02/12/2026.

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1).  Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.