Complex Facility Process Engineer — Optimize Refinery Systems

Chevron Corp.; Richmond (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Chevron Corp. is seeking a Complex Facility Process Engineer in California to develop and optimize systems for hydrocarbon processing, separation, purification, transformation, and transport.

You will own assigned units, build technical depth, and work with mentoring from experienced engineers, with responsibilities spanning troubleshooting, safety studies, and process optimization. Ideal candidates hold an engineering degree and 0–3 years of related experience in refinery operations or process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required, preferably chemical engineering.
• 0–3 years of relevant process engineering experience, including internships or co-ops, supporting refinery operations or in process design.

Responsibilities

• Provide process troubleshooting support for assigned units, make technical recommendations, answer technical inquiries, improve process engineering tools, and develop process procedures.
• Carry out reliability and hazard analysis studies, and support larger team-led studies, to improve plant safety, reliability, and economics.
• Identify gaps between current performance and best-in-class and recommend opportunities for improvement.
• Plan and conduct test runs to optimize process variables and evaluate plant performance.
• Provide technical recommendations and engineering support during planned unit turnarounds, taking ownership of assigned work scopes.
• Works in collaboration with specialists and engineers of other disciplines.
• Network with subject matter experts in other facilities to leverage shared expertise.
• Provide requested technical advice and recommendations to project teams within the required time frames.
• Influence and improve work processes within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Individual schedules may require flexibility to respond to refinery upsets during off-hours.

Skills

Process engineering

Troubleshooting

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (preferably chemical)

Job description

Chevron Corp. is seeking a Complex Facility Process Engineer in California to develop and optimize systems for hydrocarbon processing, separation, purification, transformation, and transport.

You will own assigned units, build technical depth, and work with mentoring from experienced engineers, with responsibilities spanning troubleshooting, safety studies, and process optimization. Ideal candidates hold an engineering degree and 0–3 years of related experience in refinery operations or process