Senior Process Control Engineer

Your Job

Flint Hills Resources in Corpus Christi, Texas is looking for a Process Control Engineer to join the team! At Flint Hills Resources (FHR), we are entrepreneurs.

This means we openly challenge the status quo and find new ways to create value.

We are applying a team-based approach to our Optimization and Process Control Capability, where we are advantaged to apply new technologies, modernize our work processes, and innovate.

Process Control is a key component for ensuring our refinery runs optimized, at constraints, defect-free, automatically.

Flint Hills Resources is a different kind of company.

With over 130,000 employees, we are one of the world's largest privately owned companies.

We have a 9/80 flexible work schedule, a culture of teamwork and collaboration, and a compensation philosophy that is based on the value you create.

Come realize your full potential and join our team!

Our Team

As a team, we are developing a full range of process control solutions to improve the profitability of the refinery - from advanced regulatory and DCS-based model predictive control controls to traditional Advanced Process Control (APC), Procedure Automation (PA) and Real-Time Optimization (RTO).

As a Senior Process Control Engineer, you will play a key role in implementing this vision, focused mainly on the DCS-based controls and PA applications.

We recognize the value of experience and expertise.

As such, the salary for this position will be commensurate with the candidate's years of experience and demonstrated skills.

What You Will Do

• Identify and implement regulatory controls including PIDs, cascades, and feedforwards, as well as DCS based model predictive controls, that align with our business vision

• Work collaboratively with Operations and other Process Control Capability team members to ensure that process control applications are functioning as designed, delivering real benefits and running with high uptimes

• Improve operator efficiency through innovative process control design

• Provide process control support, including tuning and troubleshooting

• Develop and sustain Procedure Automation applications

• Act as a technical mentor and subject matter expert in process control

• Provide key process control input to capital projects

• Collaborate with other process control, automation, and innovation resources throughout FHR and Koch Industries via knowledge networks and conferences

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 10+ years Process Control experience in refining or petrochemicals

• Depth of knowledge in process troubleshooting, plant stability, and tuning

• Depth of knowledge in a modern DCS platform

• Experience with designing and troubleshooting basic and advanced regulatory controls

• Experience with designing and maintaining sequence automation applications

• Experience with applying Alarm Rationalization concepts of ISA 18.2

What Will Put You Ahead

• 20+ years Process Control ...