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. Check out our benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees at the links below:

Future Talent Pipeline - Advanced Process Control Engineer

Location: 

Houston, TX, US, 77042

Job Field:  Engineering

 

Are you interested in joining Phillips 66 but don’t see a current opening that matches your skills? We’d love to connect! This posting is part of our Talent Pipeline Program for future Advanced Process Control (APC)Engineer opportunities.

 

We are actively building a network of talented professionals we’d like to consider for upcoming positions. If a current Advanced Process Control (APC) Engineer opening doesn’t align with your career goals or preferred location, we encourage you to apply to this "Future Talent Pipeline" position instead and stay connected for upcoming roles.  

 

The Advanced Process Control (APC) Engineer provides technical expertise and support focused on improving the safety, reliability, and profitability on assigned process units in the refinery. The Process Engineer regularly works with operations, commercial planning, process control, maintenance, and other technical departments. 


 

What You’ll Do (When Positions Open):

  • Design, develop, and support advanced process control solutions to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations.
  • Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of process control systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities and troubleshoot technical challenges.
  • Develop and model new process control applications, support and optimize existing systems, and ensure all equipment and processes meet safety, regulatory, and production standards.
  • Contribute to project management, equipment installation, and the creation of technical documentation, always striving for operational excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Monitor and analyze data to enhance performance and recommend technical advancements.
  • Share best practices across teams and support day-to-day process control needs, including tuning, troubleshooting, and developing new control schemes.
  • Provide site support, as needed, for APC and regulatory controls, participate in plant improvement initiatives, and contribute to alarm management and control performance monitoring.
  • Stay current with industry trends, adopt emerging technologies, and help foster a culture of safety, collaboration, and innovation.

 

What You'll Bring: 

  • Legally authorized to work in job posting country
  • Willing and able to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC)
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in an Engineering discipline
  • 3 or more years of engineering experience in process automation and multivariable process control in the Energy industry
  • 1 or more years of working experience implementing, maintain, and developing DMCplus, MaxAPC, RMPCT, or other advanced model-based controls

 

What Makes You Stand Out:

  • Masters or PhD in Chemical or Electrical Engineering with a focus in advanced control
  • 5 or more years of experience with Process Control Systems in a refinery and/or chemical industry supporting Honeywell TDC2000, TDC3000 or Experion DCS
  • 5 or more years of implementing, maintaining, and developing DMCplus, MaxAPC, RMPCT or other advanced model-based control applications
  • Must be able to accurately and clearly communicate both technical and practical information while working in a team environment
  • Direct experience with unit testing, modeling, and commissioning of advanced controls
  • Experience with OPC configuration and virtual machine development/ configuration
  • Advanced skills with Honeywell Distributed Control System (DCS) programming, troubleshooting and maintaining controllers, primarily for TDC3000 and Experion platforms
  • Possess a strong desire to learn, strengthen and build skills, and keep up with process control advances and industry best practices
  • Experience with Taproot, WHY TREE, or other Root Cause Failure analysis tools
  • Experience with Machine Learning/AI methodologies and application implementation
  • Experience with Real Time Optimization applications and implementation
  • Experience with Alarm Management and Control Performance Monitoring

 

 

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, create an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and achieve 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.

 

Important Note:

  • This is a pipelining requisition only. It is not tied to a current job opening.
  • Applicants will be reviewed and contacted as positions matching their skills become available.
  • We encourage you to apply so we can stay connected as opportunities arise
  • Stay connected with us on LinkedIn

 

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.

 

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer


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