Cross-Regional Planning & Optimization Engineer

Marathon Petroleum Corporation; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 141,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Corporation seeks a Cross-Regional Planning & Optimization Engineer to drive enterprise-wide value optimization by aligning commercial strategy with regional constraints and market dynamics.

This role partners with Operations, Commercial, Logistics, and Planning to translate optimization outputs into actionable insights, guiding cross-regional decisions through advanced linear programming models such as PIMS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; five years of related refinery planning/optimization experience.
• Four years of refinery planning, optimization, value chain analysis, operations, commercial, logistics, or related experience.
• Aspen PIMS linear programming background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate impacts of changing market conditions, operational constraints, disruptions, and strategic initiatives.
• Partners with Operations, Commercial, Logistics, and Planning teams to align plans across planning horizons, refineries and regions and supports execution of operating strategies.
• Leads planning studies and optimization projects independently while providing technical guidance to less experienced advisors.
• Manages the commercial aspects of cross-regional operations, including cross-regional feedstock selection, product and intermediate placement, supply chain optimization, and market analysis.
• Demonstrates an advanced understanding of refinery operations, economics, and market dynamics cross-regionally. Able to mentor junior engineers in planning and optimization strategies.
• Leads collaboration meetings within the value chain to discuss cross-regional economic drivers.
• Understands how regional plans for multiple refineries are developed, optimized, and executed for using linear programming simulation models. Accurately changes cross-regional modeling constraints to match real life operating constraints.
• Leads end-to-end evaluation of cross-regional buy-or-make cases, from data gathering to final recommendation. Develops sophisticated economic models and sensitivity analyses to assess risk and uncertainty. Collaborates with trading to align strategies and optimize outcomes. Interfaces with regional leadership to communicate recommendations and gain alignment.
• Manages project support cases independently. Possesses a deep understanding of refinery processes and commercial implications. Capable of analyzing complex data, identifying trends, and proposing solutions autonomously.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Partnership Building

Business Acumen

Business Domain Knowledge

Commodity Market Analysis

Continuous Improvement

Data Analysis

Decision Support

Influencing Others

Integrated Planning

Metrics Management

Optimization Modeling

Scenario Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Systems Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

5 years refinery planning/optimization experience

Aspen PIMS background preferred

Tools

Aspen PIMS

Job description

Marathon Petroleum Corporation seeks a Cross-Regional Planning & Optimization Engineer to drive enterprise-wide value optimization by aligning commercial strategy with regional constraints and market dynamics.

This role partners with Operations, Commercial, Logistics, and Planning to translate optimization outputs into actionable insights, guiding cross-regional decisions through advanced linear programming models such as PIMS.