Senior Engineer Advanced Process Control

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Employer: Phillips 66 Company


Job Title: Senior Engineer Advanced Process Control


Job Requisition: Requisition 61861


Job Location: Houston, Texas

Job Duties:

• Provide subject matter expertise and partner with Phillips 66 refinery sites to identify, prioritize, and execute APC (Advance Process Controls) and multi-unit optimization projects.
• Conduct feasibility studies to further develop and strengthen the APC Network for Phillips 66 Refining.
• Utilize APC applications to sustain optimal refinery performance and product quality, improve yield and throughput, and reduce energy consumption.
• Create sophisticated models of refinery processes, capturing complex relationships to help predict behavior of process variables to secure safe and optimum operational output.
• Analyze process data and control system performance to identify optimization opportunities for both conventional APC and RTO (Real-Time Optimization) technology and modern AI based APC and RTO technology.
• Apply chemical process engineering knowledge and principles to test and validate control strategies using conventional APC and Optimization tools including Aspen APC DMC3 Builder, Aspen Inferential Qualities, Aspen GDOT and Honeywell RMPCT.
• Apply chemical process engineering and process control theory to build AI based process control models using tools like IMUBIT and Seeq AI based model builder.
• Develop and implement best practice standards for increased long-term effectiveness of effectiveness of the APC, multiunit optimization applications and inferential predictor applications.
• Provide technical support, guidance, and training to refinery personnel to support continual improvement and ensure full utilization of Advance Controls and Optimization (AC&O) applications including DMC3 (Aspen Dynamic Matrix Control) and RMPCT (Honeywell Robust Model Predictive Control Technology).
• Participate in APC and process control peer reviews at refineries.
• Lead implementation and review software updates from vendors.
• Assist with the discovery, selection, and implementation of new technologies and practices for AC&O.
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly and annual AC&O progress reports including key performance metrics.
• Position requires travel to various unanticipated locations.

Job Requirements:


Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field and 10 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or in a Senior Engineer Advanced Process Control-related occupation.

Contact Instructions: Requisition 61861

Compensation Range


This position has a base salary range of $168,454.00 to $207,600 per Year


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.

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 6/03/26.

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

Nearest Major Market: Houston