Sr Engineer, Advanced Process Control, Wood River Refinery

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The Sr APC Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, installing, managing, and maintaining equipment and systems used to monitor and control engineering processes in manufacturing facilities and plants. This role ensures that industrial equipment and machinery work safely and efficiently and provides advanced process control support to refinery operations and projects. The engineer will promote process control strategies from basic regulatory control to multivariable control to multi-unit optimization and is part of the site Automation Team within the refinery technical organization.

What You’ll Do

• Develop, implement, maintain, and optimize advanced process control (APC) applications (e.g., MaxAPC, DMCPlus, DMC3); troubleshoot and support control systems.
• Design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example, in terms of functionality, performance, aesthetics, and cost) that conforms to organizational and/or regulatory standards.
• Manage technical troubleshooting projects, ensuring effective diagnosis of technical issues with equipment and experiments and the development of effective solutions.
• Analyze and improve plant processes and equipment; lead improvement projects and major installations.
• Create, manage, and update technical documentation, engineering drawings, and product specifications.
• Conduct research and analyze technical data to inform engineering solutions.
• Identify and apply emerging technologies (e.g., machine learning, real-time optimization) to control applications.
• Support Alarm Documentation and Rationalization (ARA) activities.
• Pursue ongoing professional development and maintain a strong commitment to safety.
• Participate in plant improvement teams and lead major equipment rebuilds and installations.

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)
• Valid driver’s license
• Must be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodations, to comply with the following:
  • Travel up to 5%
  • Operate company vehicle on site premises and/or public roads up to 20%
  • 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
  • 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 in an Engineering discipline
• 3 or more years of engineering experience in process engineering/design, process control, and/or advanced process control in refining, petrochemical, or a related industry

What Makes You Stand Out - Preferred

• Master’s or PhD in Chemical or Electrical Engineering with a focus in advanced control
• 5 or more years of experience with Process Control Systems (Honeywell TDC2000, TDC3000, Experion DCS) in a refinery and/or chemical industry
• Direct experience in:
  • Unit testing, modeling, and commissioning advanced control applications (DMCplus, MaxAPC, RMPCT)
  • OPC configuration and virtual machine development/configuration
  • Machine Learning/AI methodologies and application implementation
  • Real Time Optimization applications and implementation
  • Alarm Management and Control Performance Monitoring
  • Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Predictive Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance Planning and Execution, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), System Integration
• Professional certification

Skills & Tools:

• Works at an advanced level to effectively utilize and apply a variety of engineering software, hardware, and methodologies to solve complex technical problems across various engineering disciplines. (MATLAB, PLC Programming, Simulation Modeling, CAD, FEA, etc.)
• Works at an advanced level to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret technical data from diverse sources to support the design, development, and implementation of engineering solutions
• Works at an advanced level to identify, diagnose and resolve operational problems through the development of engineering outcomes
• Strong commitment to safe work practices
• Ability to communicate technical and practical information clearly in a team environment
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite and data visualization tools

Compensation Range 

This position has a base salary range of $141,300 -$172,700.

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 Wood River Refinery is located in Roxana, Illinois, about 15 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Refinery facilities include crude distilling, naphtha reforming, fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrocracking, hydrodesulfurization and delayed coking units. The refinery processes a mixture of light, low-sulfur; heavy, high sulfur; and high-acid crude oil. The crude supply is sourced domestically or from Canada. Wood River produces a high percentage of transportation fuels. Other products include petrochemical feedstocks, asphalt and petroleum coke. Refined products are distributed to customers by pipeline, rail car, barge and truck and are shipped to markets throughout the Midcontinent region.

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

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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 06/09/2026.

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.