Senior Automation Engineer - Houston, TX

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The Senior Automation Engineer provides technical support for automation systems throughout the company including development of architecture, equipment specifications, project cost estimates, schedules and scopes of work, commissioning activities, system maintenance events, and benefit estimations for optimization projects as well as helping asset personnel with maintenance and troubleshooting. Leads automation projects, evaluates and deploys new technologies, and manages the system’s lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Designs, deploys, and manages domain-based automation systems using active directory and advanced process control applications
• Develops forward looking strategies for automation solutions and technical assessments for lifecycle management of automation systems
• Leads execution of capital projects pertaining to automation systems and produces and maintains automation standards
• Interfaces with system manufacturers and third-party integrators to ensure compliance with company standards
• Leads electrical design efforts and oversees electrical construction projects
• Leads integration efforts focused on data collection and system optimization
• Produces and maintains project documentation such as I/O list, Alarm Database, one-line drawings, cause and effects, control narratives, etc.
• Architects, designs, implements, and supports the Distributed Control Systems (DCS) for gas processing plants
• Architects, designs, implements, and supports the Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) for gas processing and transportation applications
• Architects, designs, implements, and supports the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) environments
• Reviews, improves, and implements optimized control strategies as well as communication infrastructure
• Participates in process hazard analysis, cause and effect reviews, and alarm rationalization efforts as well as incident investigations
• Conducts plant and field optimization reviews and feasibility studies as well as expansion studies
• Leads safety critical automation projects and ensures adherence to company and industry practices emphasizing Burner Management Systems and ESD systems
• Supports integration efforts focused on data collection and system optimization
• Participates in incident investigations and various kinds of meetings, trainings, and commercial support
• Leads and signs-off on Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) on automation systems to ensure compliance with the company’s guidelines and requirements and on Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) for commissioning of automation systems
• Architects and supports user management, intrusion prevention, and recovery processes for automation cyber assets

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a similar degree field and/or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 8 years direct experience in Electrical, Automation, and Process Control for Natural Gas & NGL processing facilities

• Valid driver’s license and be willing to drive company vehicles.

• Willing to travel 30% of the time

• Proficient in applying NEC/NFPA 70
• Strong knowledge of gas gathering, field compression, and gas plant operations
• Proficient in NFPA and ISA standards on Burner Management and Functional Safety
• Proficient in DCS and PLC configuration languages
• Proficient in Wonderware System Platform or equivalent supervisory applications
• Proficient in complex programming and scripting
• Proficient in inter device communication software and industrial communication protocols
• Proficient in MS SQL database management
• Proficient in common automation data exchange protocols
• Proficient in developing control configuration using function blocks, ladder logic, and structured text languages
• Proficient in process control optimization, tuning, and sequential functions

Midstream

Phillips 66's Midstream business is a safe, reliable and trusted logistics provider for the movement and storage of liquid or gas energy via pipelines or terminals. We are an industry leader in logistics and operate or manage more than 22,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil from oil fields to refineries and finished products from refineries to storage terminals. We operate 39 terminals that supply finished products to consumer gas stations, as well as crude oil and NGL storage terminals and NGL fractionation facilities. We also provide the connectivity between the various Phillips 66 business units.

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.

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 12/06/2024.

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 EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Women/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities